Redistribution of black carbon in aerosol particles undergoing liquid-liquid phase separation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2532-2539

  Brunamonti, S ^a   Krieger, U K ^a   Marcolli, C ^a,b   Peter, T ^a  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b MARCOLLI CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS CONSULTING GMBH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

black carbon; light absorption in the atmosphere; liquid liquid phase separation; morphology of mixed aerosols

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CARBON; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; SEPARATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; AEROSOL PARTICLES; BLACK CARBON; INVERTED CORE SHELLS; LIQUID-LIQUID PHASE SEPARATION; ORGANIC/INORGANIC; RADIATIVE FORCINGS;

LIQUIDS;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; BLACK CARBON; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 84928698706     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL062908     Document Type: Article

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