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A Model for the Spe...
A Model for the Spectral Dependence of Aerosol Sunlight Absorption
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- Andersson, August (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för miljövetenskap och analytisk kemi
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- 2017-09-29
- 2017
- English.
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In: ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 2472-3452. ; 1:9, s. 533-539
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- Sunlight-absorbing aerosols, e.g., black and brown carbon (BC and BrC), have a potentially large, but highly uncertain contribution to climate warming. The spectral dependence of the aerosol absorption in the visible and near-UV regime is almost universally well-described with a heuristic power law, where the exponent is termed the absorption Angstrom exponent. However, the 2 underlying physicochemical causes for this relation are unknown. Here, a model is presented that predicts the emergence of the power law spectral dependence and unifies the absorption behavior of BC and BrC. Building on the theory of light absorption in amorphous materials, the interaction between multiple functional groups upon absorption is predicted to be a key feature for this broad spectral dependence. This aerosol amorphous absorption model is in agreement with recent empirical findings and provides a conceptual basis for the additional research needed to better constrain the optical properties of light-absorbing aerosols and their environmental impact.
Subject headings
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Kemi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Chemical Sciences (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- black carbon (BC)
- brown carbon (BrC)
- absorption Angstrom exponent (AAE)
- aerosol absorption optical depth (AAOD)
- soot
- power law
- climate change
- Humic-like substances (HULLS)
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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