Brown carbon absorption linked to organic mass tracers in biomass burning particles

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2415-2422

  Lack, D A ^a,b   Bahreini, R ^a,b,c   Langridge, J M ^a,b   Gilman, J B ^a,b   Middlebrook, A M ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FOREST FIRE; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE MATTER;

BOULDER; COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875877199     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-2415-2013     Document Type: Article

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