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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-12809-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-12809-2021
Research article
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31 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 31 Aug 2021

Source-specific light absorption by carbonaceous components in the complex aerosol matrix from yearly filter-based measurements

Vaios Moschos, Martin Gysel-Beer, Robin L. Modini, Joel C. Corbin, Dario Massabò, Camilla Costa, Silvia G. Danelli, Athanasia Vlachou, Kaspar R. Daellenbach, Sönke Szidat, Paolo Prati, André S. H. Prévôt, Urs Baltensperger, and Imad El Haddad

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This study provides a holistic approach to studying the spectrally resolved light absorption by atmospheric brown carbon (BrC) and black carbon using long time series of daily samples from filter-based measurements. The obtained results provide (1) a better understanding of the aerosol absorption profile and its dependence on BrC and on lensing from less absorbing coatings and (2) an estimation of the most important absorbers at typical European locations.
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