Light absorbing organic aerosols (brown carbon) over the tropical Indian Ocean
Impact of biomass burning emissions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15547019 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Srinivas Bikkina (0000-0001-8519-012X, Physical Research Laboratory), M M Sarin (0000-0002-3619-9299, Physical Research Laboratory, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 044042-044042 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/8/4/044042 |
| OpenAlex | W2126698225 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 33 |
The first field measurements of light absorbing water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC), referred as brown carbon (BrC), have been made in the marine atmospheric boundary layer (MABL) during the continental outflow to the Bay of Bengal (BoB) and the Arabian Sea (ARS). The absorption signal measured at 365 nm in aqueous extracts of aerosols shows a systematic linear increase with WSOC concentration, suggesting a significant contribution from BrC to the absorption properties of organic aerosols. The mass absorption coefficient (b(abs)) of BrC shows an inverse hyperbolic relation with wavelength (from 300 to 700 nm), providing an estimate of the Angstrom exponent (alpha P, range: 3-19; Av: 9 +/- 3). The mass absorption efficiency of brown carbon (sigma(abs) BrC) in the MABL varies from 0.17 to 0.72 m(2) g(-1) (Av: 0.45 +/- 0.14 m(2) g(-1)). The alpha P and sigma(abs) BrC over the BoB are quite similar to that studied from a sampling site in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP), suggesting the dominant impact of organic aerosols associated with the continental outflow. A comparison of the mass absorption efficiency of BrC and elemental carbon (EC) brings to focus the significant role of light absorbing organic aerosols (from biomass burning emissions) in atmospheric radiative forcing over oceanic regions located downwind of the pollution sources
Aerosol · Atmospheric sciences · Bay · Physics · Radiative forcing · Total organic carbon · Troposphere · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols · Atmospheric Ozone and Climate · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Environmental Chemistry · Geology · Oceanography
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2022 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |