An evaluation of three methods for measuring black carbon in Alert, Canada

Absorption of sunlight by black carbon (BC) warms the atmosphere, which may be important for Arctic climate. The measurement of BC is complicated by the lack of a simple definition of BC and the absence of techniques that are uniquely sensitive to BC (e.g., Petzold et al., 2013). At the Global A...

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Main Authors: S. Sharma, W. R. Leaitch, L. Huang, D. Veber, F. Kolonjari, W. Zhang, S. J. Hanna, A. K. Bertram, J. A. Ogren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-12-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/15225/2017/acp-17-15225-2017.pdf