Organic carbon (OC) accounts for a large fraction of atmospheric aerosol and has profound
effects on air quality, atmospheric chemistry, and climate forcing. The molecular composition …

Although black carbon (BC) is one of the key atmospheric particulate components driving
climate change and air quality, there is no agreement on the terminology that considers all …

Although the definition and measurement techniques for atmospheric" black carbon"(" BC")
or" elemental carbon''(" EC") have long been subjects of scientific controversy, the recent …

Light absorption by aerosols contributes to solar radiative forcing through absorption of solar
radiation and heating of the absorbing aerosol layer. Besides the direct radiative effect, the …

Abstract The 1999 Regional Haze Rule provides a context for this review of visibility, the
science that describes it, and the use of that science in regulatory guidance. The scientific …

Two extreme cases of aerosol optics from the Reno Aerosol Optics Experiment are used to
develop a model-based calibration scheme for the 7-wavelength aethalometer. The cases …

A simple method for correcting for the loading effects of aethalometer data is presented. The
formula BC CORRECTED=(1+ k ATN)∙ BC NONCORRECTED, where ATN is the attenuation …

Elemental-, equivalent black-and refractory black-carbon are terms that have been defined
in order to dissect the more general term, black carbon, into its component parts related to its …

Many different thermal, optical, and thermal/optical carbon analysis methods for organic
carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC) or black carbon (BC) have been applied throughout the …

Hygroscopicity is one of the most important physicochemical properties of aerosol particles
and also plays indispensable roles in many other scientific and technical fields. A myriad of …