Recommendations for reporting "black carbon" measurements

Although black carbon (BC) is one of the key atmospheric particulate components driving climate change and air quality, there is no agreement on the terminology that considers all aspects of specific properties, definitions, measurement methods, and related uncertainties. As a result, there is much...

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Published in:	Atmospheric chemistry and physics 2013-08, Vol.13 (16), p.8365-8379
Main Authors:	Petzold, A, Ogren, J. A, Fiebig, M, Laj, P, Li, S.-M, Baltensperger, U, Holzer-Popp, T, Kinne, S, Pappalardo, G, Sugimoto, N, Wehrli, C, Wiedensohler, A, Zhang, X.-Y
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Air pollution Analysis Global temperature changes Measurement
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Summary:	Although black carbon (BC) is one of the key atmospheric particulate components driving climate change and air quality, there is no agreement on the terminology that considers all aspects of specific properties, definitions, measurement methods, and related uncertainties. As a result, there is much ambiguity in the scientific literature of measurements and numerical models that refer to BC with different names and based on different properties of the particles, with no clear definition of the terms. The authors present here a recommended terminology to clarify the terms used for BC in atmospheric research, with the goal of establishing unambiguous links between terms, targeted material properties and associated measurement techniques.
ISSN:	1680-7324 1680-7316 1680-7324