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Articles | Volume 26, issue 2
Articles | Volume 26, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-839-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-839-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 26, issue 2
Research article
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19 Jan 2026
Research article |  | 19 Jan 2026

Emission factors and optical properties of black and brown carbon emitted at a mixed-conifer forest prescribed burn

James D. A. Butler, Afsara Tasnia, Deep Sengupta, Nathan Kreisberg, Kelley C. Barsanti, Allen H. Goldstein, Chelsea V. Preble, Rebecca A. Sugrue, and Thomas W. Kirchstetter

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Prescribed burns are controlled fires used to prevent wildfires. Smoke emissions were measured to characterize emission factors and optical properties of black and brown soot particles. Brown particles were emitted at 7–14 times that of black particles and contributed 82 % of atmospheric absorption by particles for ultraviolet light and 23 % for total solar radiation. These findings will improve inventories and climate models for prescribed burns.
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