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Quantifying the effects of the microphysical properties of black carbon on the determination of brown carbon using measurements at multiple wavelengths
Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
Dan Li
Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
Yuanyuan Wang
Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
Dandan Sun
Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
Weizhen Hou
State Environment Protection Key Laboratory of Satellite Remote Sensing, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Jinghe Ren
Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
Hailing Wu
State Environment Protection Key Laboratory of Satellite Remote Sensing, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Peng Zhou
School of Surveying and Land Information Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China
Jibing Qiu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Remote sensing of brown carbon is very important for climate research, and current optical methods rely mainly on spectral properties for inversion. However, the influence of the microscopic properties of black carbon has rarely been considered by previous studies. This paper shows how the remote sensing of brown carbon is affected by the microphysical properties of black carbon and highlights the adaptability of remote sensing methods.
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