Atmospheric black carbon and warming effects influenced by the source and absorption enhancement in central Europe

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 12683-12699

  Nordmann, S ^a,b   Cheng, Y F ^b,c   Carmichael, G R ^c   Yu, M ^c   Denier Van Der Gon, H A C ^d   Zhang, Q ^e   Saide, P E ^c   Poschl U ^b   Su, H ^b   Birmili, W ^a   Wiedensohler, A ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

^e TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; WARMING;

GERMANY;

EID: 84915822599     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-12683-2014     Document Type: Article

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