Atmospheric tar balls: aged primary droplets from biomass burning?

• Published in: Atmospheric chemistry and physics Vol. 14; no. 13; pp. 6669 - 6675
• Main Authors: Tóth, A, Hoffer, A, Nyirő-Kósa, I, Pósfai, M, Gelencsér, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 02.07.2014; Copernicus Publications

Atmospheric tar balls are particles of special morphology and composition that are fairly abundant in the plumes of biomass smoke. These particles form a specific subset of brown carbon (BrC) which has been shown to play a significant role in atmospheric shortwave absorption and, by extension, clima...