Size distribution and coating thickness of black carbon from the Canadian oil sands operations

Cheng, Yuan; Li, Shao-Meng; Gordon, Mark; Liu, Peter

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2653-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2653-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2653-2018

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Articles | Volume 18, issue 4

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23 Feb 2018

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| 23 Feb 2018

Size distribution and coating thickness of black carbon from the Canadian oil sands operations

Yuan Cheng, Shao-Meng Li, Mark Gordon, and Peter Liu

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RC1: '“Size distribution and coating thickness of black carbon from the Canadian Oil Sands operations” by Cheng et al.,', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Dec 2017
- AC1: 'Response to Referee 1', Yuan Cheng, 25 Jan 2018
RC2: 'Reviewer #2 Comments', Darrel Baumgardner, 24 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'Response to Referee 2', Yuan Cheng, 25 Jan 2018
RC3: 'Review of Cheng et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 26 Dec 2017
- AC3: 'Response to Referee 3', Yuan Cheng, 25 Jan 2018

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AR by Yuan Cheng on behalf of the Authors (25 Jan 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (09 Feb 2018) by John Liggio

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An aircraft campaign was conducted over the Athabasca oil sands (OS) region to characterize refractory black carbon (rBC) particles as they were emitted from the sources and as they were transported downwind; rBC size distributions were consistent at different downwind distances from the source area whereas coating thicknesses on the rBC cores increased considerably as the OS plumes were transported downwind. These results provide insights into the evolution of BC aerosol in the real atmosphere.