Measurement of the mixing state, mass, and optical size of individual black carbon particles in urban and biomass burning emissions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2008, Pages

  Schwarz, Joshua P ^a,b   Gao, R S ^a   Spackman, J R ^a,b   Watts, L A ^a,b   Thomson, D S ^a,b   Fahey, D W ^a,b   Ryerson, T B ^a   Peischl, J ^a,b   Holloway, J S ^a,b   Trainer, M ^a   Frost, G J ^a,b   Baynard, T ^a,b,c   Lack, D A ^a,b   de Gouw, J A ^a,b   Warneke, C ^a,b   Del Negro, L A ^d  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN COHERENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^d LAKE FOREST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; CARBON BLACK; MIXING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

AEROSOL MODELLING; BIOMASS BURNING EMISSIONS; BIOMASS-BURNING; BLACK CARBON; COATED PARTICLES; DIRECT MEASUREMENTS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS; MIXING STATE; OPTICAL-; RADIATIVE FORCING; SINGLE PARTICLES; SPECIFIC INFORMATION; THINNER COATINGS; TWO SOURCES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE MODELING; MIXING RATIO; PHOTOMETER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 53749090877     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033968     Document Type: Article

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