The dependence of the specific attenuation cross-section on black carbon mass fraction and particle size

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 661-672

  Petzold, A ^a   Kopp, C ^b   Niessner, R ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerosol light absorption; Aethalometer; Black carbon; Specific attenuation cross section

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DUST; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEROSOL; AETHALOMETER; ATTENUATION; BLACK CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE;

GERMANY;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATTENUATION; DUST; FRACTALS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL FILTERS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AETHALOMETER; BLACK CARBON; MASS FRACTION; SPECIFIC ATTENUATION CROSS SECTION;

CARBON;

EID: 0031082081     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00245-2     Document Type: Article

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