Optical properties and aging of light-absorbing secondary organic aerosol

Liu, Jiumeng; Lin, Peng; Laskin, Alexander; Laskin, Julia; Kathmann, Shawn M.; Wise, Matthew; Caylor, Ryan; Imholt, Felisha; Selimovic, Vanessa; Shilling, John E.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12815-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12815-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12815-2016

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14 Oct 2016

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Optical properties and aging of light-absorbing secondary organic aerosol

Jiumeng Liu, Peng Lin, Alexander Laskin, Julia Laskin, Shawn M. Kathmann, Matthew Wise, Ryan Caylor, Felisha Imholt, Vanessa Selimovic, and John E. Shilling

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RC1: 'Brown carbon chamber studies', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Jul 2016
- AC1: 'Response to comments by anonymous referee 1', Jiumeng Liu, 15 Sep 2016
RC2: 'Interactive comment on “Optical Properties and Aging of Light Absorbing Secondary Organic Aerosol” by Jiumeng Liu et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Jul 2016
- AC2: 'Response to comments by anonymous referee 2', Jiumeng Liu, 15 Sep 2016

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Light absorbing organic aerosols (BrC) absorb sunlight thereby influencing climate; however, understanding of the link between their optical properties and environmental variables remains limited. Our chamber experiment results suggest that variables including NO_x concentration, RH level, and photolysis time have considerable influence on secondary BrC optical properties. The results contribute to a more accurate characterization of the impacts of aerosols on climate, especially in urban areas.