Linking the chemical composition and optical properties of biomass burning aerosols in Amazonia
Milena Ponczek, Marco A. Franco, Samara Carbone, Luciana V. Rizzo, Djacinto Monteiro dos Santos, Fernando G. Morais, Alejandro Fonseca Duarte, Henrique M. J. Barbosa, Paulo Artaxo
Abstract
The absorption efficiency of chemically resolved organic aerosols of Southwestern Amazonia showed strong spectral dependence and significant light absorption in the UV-vis wavelength range indicating the presence of organic species that act as BrC.
Topics & Concepts
Amazon rainforestAbsorption (acoustics)Biomass burningChemical compositionAerosolEnvironmental chemistryWavelengthBiomass (ecology)Range (aeronautics)Composition (language)Environmental scienceChemistryPhotochemistryMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryEcologyComposite materialPhilosophyLinguisticsBiologyAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsAtmospheric Ozone and Climate