Role of black carbon mass size distribution in the direct aerosol radiative forcing

Zhao, Gang; Tao, Jiangchuan; Kuang, Ye; Shen, Chuanyang; Yu, Yingli; Zhao, Chunsheng

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-13175-2019

Articles | Volume 19, issue 20

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-13175-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-13175-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 19, issue 20

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24 Oct 2019

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| 24 Oct 2019

Role of black carbon mass size distribution in the direct aerosol radiative forcing

Gang Zhao, Jiangchuan Tao, Ye Kuang, Chuanyang Shen, Yingli Yu, and Chunsheng Zhao

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Characteristics of the black carbon size distribution (BCMSD) are studied by using our developed measurement system. Results show that the BCMSDs have two modes and the mean peak diameters are 150 nm and 503 nm, respectively. The coarser mode varies significantly under different pollution conditions, which gives rise to significant variation in aerosol bulk optical properties. Our study reveals that the BCMSD as well as the mixing state in estimating aerosol radiative forcing matters.