Measurement Techniques and Characteristics of Carbonaceous Aerosols
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (22 December 2023) | Viewed by 326
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Interests: black carbon; organic carbon; dynamic shape factor; fractal dimension; secondary organic aerosol; primary organic aerosol
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Dear Colleagues,
Carbonaceous particles are an important component of atmospheric matter, which include black carbon, brown carbon, and organic carbon. The effects of carbonaceous particles on climate, air quality, and human health are determined by their concentration and physicochemical properties, such as chemical composition, phase state, morphology, shape, mixing state, and so on. The physicochemical properties of atmospheric carbonaceous particles vary with different emission sources and atmospheric processes. It is worth noting that there are still uncertainties regarding the impact of carbonaceous particles on atmosphere due to the complexity of their characteristics. This highlights the need for a comprehensive understanding of the physicochemical properties of carbonaceous particles in atmospheric science. Although advanced techniques have been developed which focus on the concentration and physicochemical properties of carbonaceous particles, there are still multitudinous complex issues that need to be settled. Therefore, atmospheric science requires new and insightful studies to better understand carbonaceous particles via conducting theoretical analyses, laboratory experiments, and field observations.
In this Special Issue, we invite the submission of research and review articles focused on carbonous aerosols. In particular, articles are welcome to be submitted on the following topics:
- Studies focusing on the development of instruments and techniques for improving the accurate characterization of carbonaceous particles from emission sources and atmosphere;
- Studies for source apportionment of carbonaceous particles in the atmosphere;
- Studies measuring the concentration and physicochemical properties of carbonaceous aerosols.
Dr. Long Peng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- black carbon
- brown carbon
- organic carbon
- carbonaceous particle
- source apportionment
- chemical composition
- phase state
- morphology
- shape
- mixing state
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