The influence of dust on quantitative measurementsof black carbon in ice and snow when using a thermal optical method

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-69

  Wang, Mo ^a   Xu, Baiqing ^a   Zhao, Huabiao ^a   Cao, Junji ^b   Joswiak, Daniel ^a   Wu, Guangjian ^a   Lin, Shubiao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; AGGLOMERATE STRUCTURE; BLACK CARBON; CARBONACEOUS MATTER; CLIMATE FORCINGS; CONCENTRATION VARIATION; CORRECTION PROCEDURE; DUST CONTENT; DUST PARTICLE; ELEMENTAL CARBON; HEATING STAGE; ICE CORE; MECHANICAL STIRRING; OPTICAL REFLECTANCE; QUARTZ FILTERS; SNOW AND ICE; SUPERNATANT LIQUIDS; SURFACE SNOW; THERMAL/OPTICAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC AGITATION;

AGGLOMERATION; DUST; FILTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; QUARTZ; SNOW; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ICE;

BLACK CARBON; ICE; ORGANIC CARBON; SNOW;

ARTICLE; DEGLACIATION; DUST; FILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFLECTOMETRY; SUPERNATANT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 80052453328     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2011.605815     Document Type: Article

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