Importance of size representation and morphology in modelling optical properties of black carbon: comparison between laboratory measurements and model simulations
Baseerat Romshoo,Mira Pöhlker,Alfred Wiedensohler,Sascha Pfeifer,Jorge Saturno,Andreas Nowak,Krzysztof Ciupek,Paul Quincey,Konstantina Vasilatou,Michaela N. Ess,Maria Gini,Konstantinos Eleftheriadis,Chris Robins,François Gaie-Levrel,and Thomas Müller
Laboratory Particles and Aerosols, Federal Institute of Metrology METAS, 3003 Bern-Wabern, Switzerland
Maria Gini
Environmental Radioactivity Laboratory, Institute of Nuclear &
Radiological Sciences and Technology, Energy & Safety (INRASTES), N.C.S.R. Demokritos, Attiki, 15310, Greece
Environmental Radioactivity Laboratory, Institute of Nuclear &
Radiological Sciences and Technology, Energy & Safety (INRASTES), N.C.S.R. Demokritos, Attiki, 15310, Greece
Chris Robins
Atmospheric Environmental Science Department, National Physical
Laboratory (NPL), Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
François Gaie-Levrel
Central Air Quality Monitoring Laboratory, Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais (LNE), Paris, 75015, France
Thomas Müller
Atmospheric Microphysics Department, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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Black carbon (BC) is often assumed to be spherically shaped, causing uncertainties in its optical properties when modelled. This study investigates different modelling techniques for the optical properties of BC by comparing them to laboratory measurements. We provide experimental support for emphasizing the use of appropriate size representation (polydisperse size method) and morphological representation (aggregate morphology) for optical modelling and parameterization scheme development of BC.
Black carbon (BC) is often assumed to be spherically shaped, causing uncertainties in its...
