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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1319-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1319-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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19 Feb 2021
Research article |
| 19 Feb 2021
| 19 Feb 2021
Determination of equivalent black carbon mass concentration from aerosol light absorption using variable mass absorption cross section
Weilun Zhao
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics,
Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Wangshu Tan
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics,
Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology,
Beijing 100081, China
Gang Zhao
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics,
Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution
Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking
University, Beijing 100871, China
Chuanyang Shen
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics,
Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Yingli Yu
Economics & Technology Research Institute, China National Petroleum
Corporation, Beijing 100724, China
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics,
Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Chunsheng Zhao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics,
Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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