Articles | Volume 22, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5577-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5577-2022
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27 Apr 2022
Research article |  | 27 Apr 2022

The impact of temperature inversions on black carbon and particle mass concentrations in a mountainous area

Kristina Glojek, Griša Močnik, Honey Dawn C. Alas, Andrea Cuesta-Mosquera, Luka Drinovec, Asta Gregorič, Matej Ogrin, Kay Weinhold, Irena Ježek, Thomas Müller, Martin Rigler, Maja Remškar, Dominik van Pinxteren, Hartmut Herrmann, Martina Ristorini, Maik Merkel, Miha Markelj, and Alfred Wiedensohler

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A pilot study to determine the emissions of wood burning under real-world laboratory conditions was conducted. We found that measured black carbon (eBC) and particulate matter (PM) in rural shallow terrain depressions with residential wood burning could be much greater than predicted by models. The exceeding levels are a cause for concern since similar conditions can be expected in numerous hilly and mountainous regions across Europe, where approximately 20 % of the total population lives.
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