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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-2353-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-2353-2017
Research article
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28 Jun 2017
Research article |  | 28 Jun 2017

Brown carbon absorption in the red and near-infrared spectral region

András Hoffer, Ádám Tóth, Mihály Pósfai, Chul Eddy Chung, and András Gelencsér

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Black carbon (BC) aerosols have been conventionally assumed to be the only light-absorbing carbonaceous particles that absorb visible light in the atmosphere. Here we report that, contrary to the conventional belief, tar balls (a specific type of organic aerosol particles from biomass burning) do absorb visible light more than previously thought. Our results support previous findings that tar balls play an important role in global warming.