Measurement of real time black carbon for investigating spot loading effects of Aethalometer data

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1449-1455

  Park, Seung Shik ^a   Hansen, Anthony D A ^b   Cho, Sung Y ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Magee Scientific   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Black carbon; Indoor office; Optical loading effect; Residential living room

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; AETHALOMETER; AIR EXCHANGE RATES; BEHAVIOR PATTERNS; BLACK CARBON; COMPENSATION PROCESS; DIURNAL CYCLE; ELEMENTAL CARBON; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; EMPIRICAL METHOD; H FILTER; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; LIVING ROOM; LOADING EFFECTS; NON-LINEAR; OPTICAL LOADING; OPTICAL SATURATION EFFECTS; REAL TIME; SATURATION EFFECTS; SHADOWING EFFECTS; SINGLE WAVELENGTH; TEMPORAL BEHAVIOR; TIME GAP; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; TRANSIENT EVENTS; URBAN SITE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES;

CARBON BLACK;

BLACK CARBON;

BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; INDOOR AIR; NATURAL ATTENUATION; REAL TIME; SATURATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRANSMITTANCE;

AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EXHAUST GAS; FILTER; MEASUREMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77649342523     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.01.025     Document Type: Article

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