Effect of hygroscopic growth on the aerosol light-scattering coefficient: A review of measurements, techniques and error sources

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 141, Issue , 2016, Pages 494-507

  Titos, G ^a,d   Cazorla, A ^a   Zieger, P ^b   Andrews, E ^c   Lyamani, H ^a   Granados Munoz M J ^a,e   Olmo, F J ^a   Alados Arboledas, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol light scattering; Hygroscopicity; Scattering enhancement; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MARINE POLLUTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEPHELOMETERS; PARAMETERIZATION;

DIRECT AEROSOL RADIATIVE FORCING; ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; HYGROSCOPICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING COEFFICIENT S; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; RESEARCH PRIORITIES; SCATTERING CO-EFFICIENT; WATER UPTAKE;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; HYGROSCOPICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMIDITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEPHELOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATIVE FORCING; REVIEW; SOLAR RADIATION; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84978380215     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.07.021     Document Type: Review

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