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05 Mar 2020
Research article |
| 05 Mar 2020
| 05 Mar 2020
Significant seasonal changes in optical properties of brown carbon in the midlatitude atmosphere
Heejun Han
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences/RIO, Seoul National
University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences/RIO, Seoul National
University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
Hojong Seo
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences/RIO, Seoul National
University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
Kyung-Hoon Shin
Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang
University, Ansan, 15588, South Korea
Dong-Hun Lee
Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang
University, Ansan, 15588, South Korea
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Short summary
We found significant seasonal variations in optical and chemical properties of organic aerosols in the urban region and changes in
photo-resistivity of light-absorbing organic aerosols (e.g., brown carbon) owing to the high UV radiation in the atmosphere. Our results suggest that photochemical degradation plays a significant role in light-absorbing organic aerosol abundances and might be an important removal mechanism of
light-absorbing aerosols in the atmosphere.
We found significant seasonal variations in optical and chemical properties of organic aerosols...
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