Aging of biomass burning aerosols and formation of secondary organic aerosols over West Africa

Atmospheric aerosols represent an important but uncertain component of the atmosphere, which are known to affect the Earth's radiative budget by scattering and absorbing solar and terrestrial radiation, and by influencing the optical properties and lifetime of clouds. Organic aerosols are a ubi...

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Main Author: Capes, Gerard
Published: University of Manchester 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.498784