Observationally constrained representation of brown carbon emissions from wildfires in a chemical transport model
Soroush E. Neyestani, Rawad Saleh
Abstract
Representing brown carbon absorption, photobleaching, and secondary organic aerosol formation in wildfire emissions results in improved agreement between WRF-Chem simulations and AERONET observations.
Topics & Concepts
AerosolAERONETAtmospheric sciencesWeather Research and Forecasting ModelEnvironmental scienceCarbon fibersChemical transport modelAbsorption (acoustics)PhotobleachingMeteorologyGeographyPhysicsMaterials scienceComposite numberComposite materialQuantum mechanicsAcousticsFluorescenceAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsAir Quality and Health Impacts