Consistency of long-term elemental carbon trends from thermal and optical measurements in the IMPROVE network

Decreasing trends of elemental carbon (EC) have been reported at US Interagency Monitoring of PROtected Visual Environments (IMPROVE) network from 1990 to 2004, consistent with the phase-in of cleaner engines, residential biomass burning technologies, and prescribed burning practices. EC trends for...

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Main Authors: L.-W. A. Chen, J. C. Chow, J. G. Watson, B. A. Schichtel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-10-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/5/2329/2012/amt-5-2329-2012.pdf