Photoreaction of biomass burning brown carbon aerosol particles
Carolyn Liu-Kang, Peter J. Gallimore, Tengyu Liu, Jonathan P. D. Abbatt
Abstract
Short-term light exposure of primary brown carbon aerosols causes an increase in absorption. Continuous aging in the dark afterwards results in a persistent increase in absorption.
Topics & Concepts
AerosolBiomass burningAbsorption (acoustics)Carbon fibersEnvironmental scienceBiomass (ecology)Atmospheric sciencesEnvironmental chemistryPhotochemistryMeteorologyMaterials scienceChemistryEcologyGeographyPhysicsBiologyComposite materialComposite numberAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateAtmospheric aerosols and clouds