Recommendations for reporting" black carbon" measurements

A Petzold, JA Ogren, M Fiebig, P Laj… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - acp.copernicus.org
Although black carbon (BC) is one of the key atmospheric particulate components driving
climate change and air quality, there is no agreement on the terminology that considers all …

Lifecycle of light-absorbing carbonaceous aerosols in the atmosphere

D Liu, C He, JP Schwarz, X Wang - NPJ climate and atmospheric …, 2020 - nature.com
Light-absorbing carbonaceous aerosols (LACs), including black carbon and light-absorbing
organic carbon (brown carbon, BrC), have an important role in the Earth system via heating …

[HTML][HTML] The variability of mass concentrations and source apportionment analysis of equivalent black carbon across urban Europe

M Savadkoohi, M Pandolfi, C Reche, JV Niemi… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study analyzed the variability of equivalent black carbon (eBC) mass concentrations
and their sources in urban Europe to provide insights into the use of eBC as an advanced air …

The" dual-spot" Aethalometer: an improved measurement of aerosol black carbon with real-time loading compensation

L Drinovec, G Močnik, P Zotter… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - amt.copernicus.org
Aerosol black carbon is a unique primary tracer for combustion emissions. It affects the
optical properties of the atmosphere and is recognized as the second most important …

Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment

TC Bond, SJ Doherty, DW Fahey… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Black carbon aerosol plays a unique and important role in Earth's climate system. Black
carbon is a type of carbonaceous material with a unique combination of physical properties …

Biomass burning aerosols in most climate models are too absorbing

H Brown, X Liu, R Pokhrel, S Murphy, Z Lu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Uncertainty in the representation of biomass burning (BB) aerosol composition and optical
properties in climate models contributes to a range in modeled aerosol effects on incoming …

COVID-19 lockdowns reduce the Black carbon and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of the Asian atmosphere: source apportionment and health hazard evaluation

B Ambade, TK Sankar, A Kumar, AS Gautam… - Environment …, 2021 - Springer
The entire world is affected by Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which is spreading
worldwide in a short time. India is one of the countries which is affected most, therefore, the …

Evaluation of the absorption Ångström exponents for traffic and wood burning in the Aethalometer-based source apportionment using radiocarbon measurements of …

P Zotter, H Herich, M Gysel, I El-Haddad… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
Equivalent black carbon (EBC) measured by a multi-wavelength Aethalometer can be
apportioned to traffic and wood burning. The method is based on the differences in the …

New insights into PM chemical composition and sources in two major cities in China during extreme haze events using aerosol mass spectrometry

M Elser, RJ Huang, R Wolf, JG Slowik… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
During winter 2013–2014 aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) measurements were conducted
for the first time with a novel PM 2.5 (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter≤ 2.5 µ …

Light absorption by carbonaceous particles: An investigative review

TC Bond, RW Bergstrom - Aerosol science and technology, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The optical properties of the light-absorbing, carbonaceous substance often called
“soot,”“black carbon,” or “carbon black" have been the subject of some debate. These …