Columnar Aerosol Types and Compositions Over Peninsular Southeast Asia Based on Long-Term AERONET Data

• Published in: Air quality, atmosphere and health Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 1193 - 1204
• Main Authors: Wang, Sheng-Hsiang, Huang, Hsiang‑Yu, Lin, Che‑Hsuan, Pani, Shantanu Kumar, Lin, Neng‑Huei, Lee, Chung-Te, Janjai, Serm, Holben, Brent N, Chantara, Somporn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Goddard Space Flight Center Springer 01.06.2024; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aerosol optical depth; Aerosol optical properties; Aerosol Robotic Network; Aerosols; Aging; Albedo; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Biomass; Biomass burning; Black carbon; Carbon; Carbon aerosols; Chemical composition; Cluster analysis; Dry season; Dust; Dust particles; Earth and Environmental Science; Emissions; Environment; Environment Pollution; Environmental Health; Geographical locations; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Land use; Optical analysis; Optical properties; Optical thickness; Outdoor air quality; Radiative forcing; Seasonal variability; Seasons; Statistical analysis; Weathering; Southeast Asia; Myanmar (Burma); Cambodia; Thailand; Laos; Aerosol composition; Aerosol optical properties; Black carbon; Biomass burning; Brown carbon

Aerosol chemical components such as black carbon (BC) and brown carbon (BrC) regulate aerosol optical properties, which in turn drive the atmospheric radiative forcing estimations due to aerosols. In this study, we used the long-term measurements from AERONET (Aerosol Robotic Network) to better unde...