Effects of mass ratio heterogeneity and coating-related optical characteristics on the light absorption enhancement of black carbon-containing particles
State Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Jin-Mei Ding
Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310012, China
Yao Song
State Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Xiao-Yuan Wang
Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310012, China
Xiang-Yu Pei
State Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Sheng-Chen Xu
Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310012, China
State Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Zheng-Ning Xu
State Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Xu-Dong Tian
Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310012, China
State Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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Black carbon (BC) is a light-absorbing particle that contributes to atmospheric warming, but its radiative impact remains highly uncertain. We conducted field measurements in Hangzhou, China, to examine how the mass ratio (MR, coating-to-BC) affects light absorption enhancement (Eabs). Our results show that widely used optical models overestimate Eabs, especially under clean conditions. A new MR-dependent parameterization improves model accuracy and reduces this uncertainty.
Black carbon (BC) is a light-absorbing particle that contributes to atmospheric warming, but its...