Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-371-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-371-2017
Research article
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09 Jan 2017
Research article |  | 09 Jan 2017

Size-selected black carbon mass distributions and mixing state in polluted and clean environments of northern India

Tomi Raatikainen, David Brus, Rakesh K. Hooda, Antti-Pekka Hyvärinen, Eija Asmi, Ved P. Sharma, Antti Arola, and Heikki Lihavainen

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We have measured black carbon aerosol properties in northern India at two sites: the first site is located at the polluted Indo-Gangetic Plain, while the second site is at the Himalayan foothills in a significantly cleaner environment. The observations show a clear difference in black carbon concentrations, but individual aerosol particles seem to be similar in both sites. Indirect evidence suggests that the particles are highly irregular resembling freshly emitted soot.
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