Articles | Volume 24, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10985-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-10985-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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01 Oct 2024
Research article |
| 01 Oct 2024
| 01 Oct 2024
Occurrence, abundance, and formation of atmospheric tarballs from a wide range of wildfires in the western US
Department of Atmosphere, Ocean, and Earth System Modeling Research, Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
Jack E. Dibb
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA
Joseph M. Katich
Chemical Sciences Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
now at: BAE Systems, Inc., Boulder, Colorado, USA
Joshua P. Schwarz
Chemical Sciences Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Hongyu Guo
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Pedro Campuzano-Jost
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Jose L. Jimenez
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Jeff Peischl
Chemical Sciences Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Christopher D. Holmes
Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
James Crawford
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, USA
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9 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Characterization of woodsmoke generated in the air pollution exposure lab and comparison to diesel exhaust Y. Xi et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfaf148
- Photoinduced Intraparticle Chemistry Drives the Rapid Atmospheric Oxidation of Biomass Burning Organic Aerosol J. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6c02532
- Investigating Particle Phase State Dependencies during a Historic Pacific Northwest Wildfire Event G. Vandergrift et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.5c00337
- Regional Fireworks Pollution over East and Southeast Asia from Airborne Observations around the Spring Festival Period K. Adachi et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.6c00106
- Unveiling dark brown carbon: The hidden light-absorbing aerosols from biomass burning M. Shrivastava https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101231
- Viscosity Variability from Smoldering Eucalyptus Smoke: From High Viscosity Tar Balls to Low Viscosity Organic Aerosol C. Wu et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.5c00271
- Emission factors and optical properties of black and brown carbon emitted at a mixed-conifer forest prescribed burn J. Butler et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-839-2026
- Enhanced light absorption for solid-state brown carbon from wildfires due to organic and water coatings Z. Cheng et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54506-5
- Individual particle compositions and aerosol mixing states at different altitudes over the ocean in East Asia K. Adachi et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-12599-2025
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Short summary
We examined aerosol particles from wildfires and identified tarballs (TBs) from the Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ) campaign. This study reveals the compositions, abundance, sizes, and mixing states of TBs and shows that TBs formed as the smoke aged for up to 5 h. This study provides measurements of TBs from various biomass-burning events and ages, enhancing our knowledge of TB emissions and our understanding of their climate impact.
We examined aerosol particles from wildfires and identified tarballs (TBs) from the Fire...
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