Measurement report: Brown carbon aerosol in rural Germany – sources, chemistry, and diurnal variations

Jiang, Feng; Saathoff, Harald; Ezenobi, Uzoamaka; Song, Junwei; Zhang, Hengheng; Gao, Linyu; Leisner, Thomas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1917-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1917-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1917-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 25, issue 3

Measurement report

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12 Feb 2025

Measurement report |

| 12 Feb 2025

Measurement report: Brown carbon aerosol in rural Germany – sources, chemistry, and diurnal variations

Feng Jiang, Harald Saathoff, Uzoamaka Ezenobi, Junwei Song, Hengheng Zhang, Linyu Gao, and Thomas Leisner

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The chemical composition of brown carbon in the particle and gas phase was determined by mass spectrometry. BrC in the gas phase was mainly controlled by secondary formation and particle-to-gas partitioning. BrC in the particle phase was mainly from secondary formation. This work helps to get a better understanding of diurnal variations and the sources of brown carbon aerosol at a rural location in central Europe.