Light absorption of brown carbon aerosol in the PRD region of China

Yuan, J.-F.; Huang, X.-F.; Cao, L.-M.; Cui, J.; Zhu, Q.; Huang, C.-N.; Lan, Z.-J.; He, L.-Y.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-1433-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-1433-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-1433-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 3

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09 Feb 2016

Research article |

| 09 Feb 2016

Light absorption of brown carbon aerosol in the PRD region of China

J.-F. Yuan, X.-F. Huang, L.-M. Cao, J. Cui, Q. Zhu, C.-N. Huang, Z.-J. Lan, and L.-Y. He

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C9461: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Nov 2015
- AC C11725: 'Reply to Reviewer #1', X.F. Huang, 19 Jan 2016
RC C9462: 'Additional referee comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Nov 2015
- AC C11723: 'Reply to the comment', X.F. Huang, 19 Jan 2016
RC C9544: 'Review of Light absorption of brown carbon aerosol in the PRD region of China', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Nov 2015
- AC C11726: 'Reply to Reviewer #2', X.F. Huang, 19 Jan 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by X.F. Huang on behalf of the Authors (19 Jan 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (27 Jan 2016) by Yafang Cheng

AR by X.F. Huang on behalf of the Authors (29 Jan 2016) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Aerosol light absorption is regarded to influence aerosol's radiative forcing significantly, and brown carbon (BrC) in aerosol is a potentially important contributor. In this study, we utilized statistical analysis of on-line measurement data in both urban and rural environments in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of China to quantify the aerosol light absorption of BrC, and the results indicate that the BrC contribution is not negligible in PRD, with a percent of up to > 10 %.