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Measurement report
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27 Mar 2025
Measurement report |
| 27 Mar 2025
| 27 Mar 2025
Measurement report: Optical and structural properties of atmospheric water-soluble organic carbon in China – insights from multi-site spectroscopic measurements
Haibiao Chen
Qingdao Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution in Coastal Cities, Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
Caiqing Yan
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Qingdao Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution in Coastal Cities, Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Formation and Prevention of the Urban Air Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
Suzhou Research Institute of Shandong University, Suzhou 215123, China
Liubin Huang
Qingdao Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution in Coastal Cities, Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Formation and Prevention of the Urban Air Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
Qingdao Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution in Coastal Cities, Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
Yang Yue
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
Xinfeng Wang
Qingdao Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution in Coastal Cities, Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
Qingcai Chen
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
Mingjie Xie
Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Junwen Liu
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Fengwen Wang
State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Department of Environmental Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
Shuhong Fang
College of Resources and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China
Qiaoyun Yang
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
Hongya Niu
Key Laboratory of Resource Exploration Research of Hebei Province, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China
Mei Zheng
SKL-ESPC, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, and Center for Environment and Health, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Yan Wu
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
Likun Xue
Qingdao Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution in Coastal Cities, Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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The data of acp-2024-2416 Haibiao Chen https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14193028
Short summary
A comprehensive understanding of the optical properties of brown carbon (BrC) is essential to accurately assess its climatic effects. Based on multi-site spectroscopic measurements, this study demonstrated the significant spatial heterogeneity in the optical and structural properties of water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) in different regions of China and revealed factors affecting WSOC light absorption and the relationship between fluorophores and light absorption of WSOC.
A comprehensive understanding of the optical properties of brown carbon (BrC) is essential to...
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