Articles | Volume 18, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-16829-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-16829-2018
Research article
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29 Nov 2018
Research article |  | 29 Nov 2018

The influence of photochemical aging on light absorption of atmospheric black carbon and aerosol single-scattering albedo

Xuezhe Xu, Weixiong Zhao, Xiaodong Qian, Shuo Wang, Bo Fang, Qilei Zhang, Weijun Zhang, Dean S. Venables, Weidong Chen, Yong Huang, Xueliang Deng, Biwen Wu, Xinfeng Lin, Sen Zhao, and Yingxiang Tong

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We report the direct field measurement of size-resolved mixing state, Eabs, and aerosol single-scattering albedo (SSA) at λ = 532 nm at a rural site in east China in summer. Parameterization of Eabs and SSA captures much of the influence of black carbon (BC) coating and particle absorption. The results show that absorption amplification depends on the coating thickness and the absorption of coating materials, and photochemistry plays role in modifying the absorption of BC-containing particles.
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