Bias in filter-based aerosol light absorption measurements due to organic aerosol loading: Evidence from ambient measurements

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1033-1041

  Lack, Daniel A ^a,b   Cappa, Christopher D ^a,b,c   Covert, David S ^d   Baynard, Tahllee ^a,b,e   Massoli, Paola ^a,b   Sierau, Berko ^e,f   Bates, Timothy S ^a   Quinn, Patricia K ^a   Lovejoy, Edward R ^a   Ravishankara, A R ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies   (United States)

^f ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERICS; CLADDING (COATING); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DUST; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FIBER OPTICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; ORGANIC CARBON; PERMANENT MAGNETS; POWDER METALLURGY; SOOT; VALUE ENGINEERING; WAVE FILTERS;

ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; AEROSOL ABSORPTION; AEROSOL LIGHT ABSORPTION; AIR MASS; AMBIENT MEASUREMENTS; FIBER FILTERS; FILTER SURFACES; FILTER-BASED; LABORATO RY STUDIES; MASS CONCENTRATIONS; ORGANIC AEROSOLS; ORGANIC PARTICULATE MATTER; SINGLE-SCATTER;

AIR FILTERS;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEASUREMENT; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 44849111071     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820802389277     Document Type: Article

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