Biomass burning contribution to black carbon in the Western United States Mountain Ranges

Forest fires are an important source to carbonaceous aerosols in the Western United States (WUS). We quantify the relative contribution of biomass burning to black carbon (BC) in the WUS mountain ranges by analyzing surface BC observations for 2006 from the Interagency Monitoring of PROtected Visual...

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Main Authors: Y. H. Mao, Q. B. Li, L. Zhang, Y. Chen, J. T. Randerson, D. Chen, K. N. Liou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-11-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/11253/2011/acp-11-11253-2011.pdf