Articles | Volume 20, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-5771-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-5771-2020
Research article
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14 May 2020
Research article |  | 14 May 2020

Mixing characteristics of refractory black carbon aerosols at an urban site in Beijing

Hang Liu, Xiaole Pan, Dantong Liu, Xiaoyong Liu, Xueshun Chen, Yu Tian, Yele Sun, Pingqing Fu, and Zifa Wang

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AR by Hang Liu on behalf of the Authors (06 Dec 2019)
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (09 Jan 2020) by Thomas Karl
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (29 Jan 2020)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (07 Feb 2020) by Thomas Karl
AR by Hang Liu on behalf of the Authors (21 Mar 2020)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (27 Mar 2020) by Thomas Karl
AR by Hang Liu on behalf of the Authors (06 Apr 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (09 Apr 2020) by Thomas Karl
AR by Hang Liu on behalf of the Authors (13 Apr 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
The bare black carbon (BC) was in a fractal structure. With coating thickness increasing, BC changed from a fractal structure to a core–shell structure. In the ambient atmosphere, plenty of BC particles were not in a perfect core–shell structure. This study brought attention to the combined effects of morphology and coating thickness on the absorption enhancement of BC-containing particles, which is helpful for determining the climatic effects of BC.
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