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Research article
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28 Feb 2025
Research article |
| 28 Feb 2025
| 28 Feb 2025
Characterization of brown carbon absorption in different European environments through source contribution analysis
Hector Navarro-Barboza
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Plaça Eusebi Güell 1-3, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Jordi Rovira
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, c/Jordi-Girona 18-26, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Vincenzo Obiso
Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Plaça Eusebi Güell 1-3, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Andrea Pozzer
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Climate and Atmosphere Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
Marta Via
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, c/Jordi-Girona 18-26, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Andres Alastuey
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, c/Jordi-Girona 18-26, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Xavier Querol
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, c/Jordi-Girona 18-26, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Noemi Perez
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, c/Jordi-Girona 18-26, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Marjan Savadkoohi
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, c/Jordi-Girona 18-26, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Department of Mining, Industrial and ICT Engineering (EMIT), Manresa School of Engineering (EPSEM), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Manresa, 08242, Spain
Gang Chen
MRC Centre for Environ. and Health, Environ. Research Group, Imperial College London, London, UK
Jesus Yus-Díez
Centre for Atmospheric Research, University of Nova Gorica, Vipavska 11c, 5270 Ajdovščina, Slovenia
Matic Ivancic
Aerosol d.o.o., Kamniška 39A, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Martin Rigler
Aerosol d.o.o., Kamniška 39A, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Konstantinos Eleftheriadis
ENRACT, Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety, National Centre of Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15310 Ag. Paraskevi, Attica, Greece
Stergios Vratolis
ENRACT, Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety, National Centre of Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15310 Ag. Paraskevi, Attica, Greece
Olga Zografou
ENRACT, Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety, National Centre of Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15310 Ag. Paraskevi, Attica, Greece
Maria Gini
ENRACT, Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety, National Centre of Scientific Research “Demokritos”, 15310 Ag. Paraskevi, Attica, Greece
Benjamin Chazeau
Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, Würenlingen, Switzerland
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LCE, Marseille, France
Nicolas Marchand
Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, Würenlingen, Switzerland
Andre S. H. Prevot
Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, Würenlingen, Switzerland
Kaspar Dallenbach
Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, Würenlingen, Switzerland
Mikael Ehn
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
Krista Luoma
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
Atmospheric Research Centre of Eastern Finland, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio, Finland
Tuukka Petäjä
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
Anna Tobler
Datalystica Ltd., Parkstrasse 1, 5234 Villigen, Switzerland
Jaroslaw Necki
Department of Applied Nuclear Physics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
Minna Aurela
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Hilkka Timonen
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Jarkko Niemi
Department of Applied Nuclear Physics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
Olivier Favez
Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques, Parc Technologique ALATA, Verneuil-en-Halatte, France
Jean-Eudes Petit
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, CEA CNRS UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Jean-Philippe Putaud
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy
Christoph Hueglin
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland
Nicolas Pascal
Université de Lille, AERIS/ICAREData and Services Center, CNRS, CNES, UMS 2877, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Aurélien Chauvigné
Université de Lille, AERIS/ICAREData and Services Center, CNRS, CNES, UMS 2877, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Sébastien Conil
ANDRA DRD/GES Observatoire Pérenne de l'Environnement, 55290 Bure, France
Marco Pandolfi
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, c/Jordi-Girona 18-26, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Plaça Eusebi Güell 1-3, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
Data sets
European Aerosol Phenomenology - 8: Harmonised Source Apportionment of Organic Aerosol using 22 Year-long ACSM/AMS Datasets (Version 1st) G. Chen https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6522811
A European aerosol phenomenology - 9: LIGHT ABSORPTION PROPERTIES OF CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL PARTICLES ACROSS SURFACE EUROPE (1.0.0) J. Rovira et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13365276
Characterization of Brown Carbon absorption in different European environments through source contribution analysis H. Navarro Barboza et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14914247
Model code and software
MONARCH: Multiscale Online Nonhydrostatic AtmospheRe CHemistry model Version 2.0 M. Klose et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5215467
Short summary
Brown carbon (BrC) absorbs ultraviolet (UV) and visible light, influencing climate. This study explores BrC's imaginary refractive index (k) using data from 12 European sites. Residential emissions are a major organic aerosol (OA) source in winter, while secondary organic aerosol (SOA) dominates in summer. Source-specific k values were derived, improving model accuracy. The findings highlight BrC's climate impact and emphasize source-specific constraints in atmospheric models.
Brown carbon (BrC) absorbs ultraviolet (UV) and visible light, influencing climate. This study...
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