Articles | Volume 22, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7713-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7713-2022
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15 Jun 2022
Research article |  | 15 Jun 2022

Strong light scattering of highly oxygenated organic aerosols impacts significantly on visibility degradation

Li Liu, Ye Kuang, Miaomiao Zhai, Biao Xue, Yao He, Jun Tao, Biao Luo, Wanyun Xu, Jiangchuan Tao, Changqin Yin, Fei Li, Hanbing Xu, Tao Deng, Xuejiao Deng, Haobo Tan, and Min Shao

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Using simultaneous measurements of a humidified nephelometer system and an aerosol chemical speciation monitor in winter in Guangzhou, the strongest scattering ability of more oxidized oxygenated organic aerosol (MOOA) among aerosol components considering their dry-state scattering ability and water uptake ability was revealed, leading to large impacts of MOOA on visibility degradation. This has important implications for visibility improvement in China and aerosol radiative effect simulation.
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