Articles | Volume 13, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-2865-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-2865-2020
Research article
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29 May 2020
Research article |  | 29 May 2020

Development of a new correction algorithm applicable to any filter-based absorption photometer

Hanyang Li, Gavin R. McMeeking, and Andrew A. May

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A New Correction Algorithm Applicable to any Filter-Based Absorption Photometers H. Li, G. R. McMeeking, and A. A. May https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3742342

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We present a new correction algorithm that addresses biases in measurements of aerosol light absorption by filter-based photometers, incorporating the transmission of light through the filter and some aerosol optical properties. It was developed using biomass burning aerosols and tested using rural ambient aerosols. This new algorithm is applicable to any filter-based photometer, resulting in good agreement between different colocated instruments in both the laboratory and the field.