Color of brown carbon: A model for ultraviolet and visible light absorption by organic carbon aerosol

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 17, 2007, Pages

  Sun, Haolin ^a   Biedermann, Laura ^a,b   Bond, Tami C ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; COMBUSTION; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT ABSORPTION; ORGANIC CARBON;

HUMIC ACID EXTRACTION; OXYGENATED COMPOUNDS; URBACH RELATIONSHIPS; VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTRA;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; AEROSOL; COLOR; COMBUSTION; ORGANIC CARBON; SOLUBILITY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER;

EID: 34547532954     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL029797     Document Type: Article

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