Morphological and optical properties of carbonaceous aerosol particles from ship emissions and biomass burning during a summer cruise measurement in the South China Sea

• Published in: Atmospheric chemistry and physics Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 3043 - 3063
• Main Authors: Sun, Cuizhi, Zhang, Yongyun, Liang, Baoling, Gao, Min, Sun, Xi, Li, Fei, Ni, Xue, Sun, Qibin, Ou, Hengjia, Chen, Dexian, Zhou, Shengzhen, Zhao, Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 11.03.2024; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Absorption; Aerosol optical properties; Aerosol particles; Aerosols; Aging; Air pollution; Air-sea interaction; Analysis; Analytical methods; Atmosphere; Atmospheric aerosols; Biomass; Biomass burning; Black carbon; Burning; Carbon; Collections; Combustion; Cruise ships; Diameters; Electromagnetic absorption; Electron beams; Emissions; Fossil fuels; Fractal geometry; Fractals; Light; Light absorption; Long-range transport; Marine aerosols; Measurement; Monsoons; Morphology; Navigation; Optical properties; Organic carbon; Particle beams; Particle size; Particulate emissions; Particulate matter; Pollution; Protective coatings; Radiative forcing; Sulfates; Summer; Summer monsoon; Tar; Tar balls; Tracers; Transmission electron microscopes; Transmission electron microscopy; Wavelength; Wavelengths; Wind direction; X-ray spectroscopy; South China Sea; Indian Ocean; China; Arctic region

Carbonaceous aerosols constitute a crucial component of atmospheric marine aerosols among which black carbon (BC) and brown carbon (BrC) are important contributors to light absorption and hence the positive climatic radiative forcing in the marine atmosphere. We conducted month-long (5 May–9 June 20...