Inferring absorbing organic carbon content from AERONET data

Black carbon, light-absorbing organic carbon (often called "brown carbon") and mineral dust are the major light-absorbing aerosols. Currently the sources and formation of brown carbon aerosol in particular are not well understood. In this study we estimated the amount of light–absorbing or...

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Main Authors: A. Arola, G. Schuster, G. Myhre, S. Kazadzis, S. Dey, S. N. Tripathi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/215/2011/acp-11-215-2011.pdf