Light absorption by secondary organic aerosol from α-pinene: Effects of oxidants, seed aerosol acidity, and relative humidity

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 11,741-11,749

  Song, Chen ^a,b   Gyawali, Madhu ^c,d   Zaveri, Rahul A ^a   Shilling, John E ^a   Arnott, W Patrick ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

brown carbon; light absorption; organic nitrate; photoacoustic spectrometer; secondary organic aerosol

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION REACTIONS; FOG; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MONOTERPENES; NITRATES; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SPECTROMETERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ABSORPTION AND SCATTERINGS; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; BLACK CARBON AEROSOL; BROWN CARBONS; ORGANIC NITRATES; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROMETERS; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; UV SPECTRAL REGIONS;

AEROSOLS;

ABSORPTION; ACIDITY; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; CARBON; CLIMATE FORCING; DUST; LIGHT SCATTERING; NITRATE (ESTER); ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIDANT; OZONE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SPECTROMETER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84888143901     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50767     Document Type: Article

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