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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-9263-2024
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Measurement report: Formation of tropospheric brown carbon in a lifting air mass
Can Wu
Key Lab of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 210062, China
Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Rd., Chongming, Shanghai 202150, China
Xiaodi Liu
Key Lab of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 210062, China
Ke Zhang
Key Lab of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 210062, China
Si Zhang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Lab of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 210062, China
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China
School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
Jianjun Li
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China
Rui Li
Key Lab of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 210062, China
Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Rd., Chongming, Shanghai 202150, China
Fan Zhang
Key Lab of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 210062, China
Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Rd., Chongming, Shanghai 202150, China
Key Lab of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 210062, China
Institute of Eco-Chongming, 20 Cuiniao Rd., Chongming, Shanghai 202150, China
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- Exploring biases in the GISS ModelE Earth system model brown carbon representation with in-situ flight observations M. DeLessio et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-7325-2026
- Black carbon characterization and source apportionment over a semi-tourist site in the central Himalayan Region, India J. Kuniyal et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-025-01727-2
- Atmospheric Nitrogen-Containing Organic Aerosols in Wintertime Sichuan Basin of China: A Key Role of Aqueous-Phase Process in Secondary Production and Optical Absorption L. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6c05422
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- High Contribution of Secondary Formation to Brown Carbon in China Humid Haze: Enhancing Role of Ammonia and Amines B. Xiao et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c13436
- Overlapping Chromophores Overlook Coal Combustion Contribution to Brown Carbon by Emphasizing Biomass Burning and Secondary Formation H. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.6c00043
- Exploring biases in the GISS ModelE Earth system model brown carbon representation with in-situ flight observations M. DeLessio et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-7325-2026
- Black carbon characterization and source apportionment over a semi-tourist site in the central Himalayan Region, India J. Kuniyal et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-025-01727-2
- Atmospheric Nitrogen-Containing Organic Aerosols in Wintertime Sichuan Basin of China: A Key Role of Aqueous-Phase Process in Secondary Production and Optical Absorption L. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6c05422
- Effects of anthropogenic pollutants on biogenic secondary organic aerosol formation in the atmosphere of Mt. Hua, China C. Wu et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-11975-2025
- Insights into the spatiotemporal differences of brown carbon in North China plain: Composition, optical properties and sources Y. Sun et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2025.108648
- Gas-to-Particle Phase Transformation of Atmospheric Organics Amplified by Low Temperature and High Aerosol Water in Winter Haze of China Z. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c18827
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Short summary
Brown carbon (BrC) is prevalent in the troposphere and can efficiently absorb solar and terrestrial radiation. Our observations show that the enhanced light absorption of BrC relative to black carbon at the tropopause can be attributed to the formation of nitrogen-containing organic compounds through the aqueous-phase reactions of carbonyls with ammonium.
Brown carbon (BrC) is prevalent in the troposphere and can efficiently absorb solar and...
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