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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-17843-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-17843-2018
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14 Dec 2018
Research article |  | 14 Dec 2018

Production of particulate brown carbon during atmospheric aging of residential wood-burning emissions

Nivedita K. Kumar, Joel C. Corbin, Emily A. Bruns, Dario Massabó, Jay G. Slowik, Luka Drinovec, Griša Močnik, Paolo Prati, Athanasia Vlachou, Urs Baltensperger, Martin Gysel, Imad El-Haddad, and André S. H. Prévôt

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It is clear that considerable uncertainties still exist in understanding the magnitude of aerosol absorption on a global scale and its contribution to global warming. This manuscript provides a comprehensive assessment of the optical absorption by organic aerosols (brown carbon) from residential wood combustion as a function of atmospheric aging.
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