Articles | Volume 16, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-2753-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-2753-2023
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02 Jun 2023
Research article |  | 02 Jun 2023

The four-wavelength Photoacoustic Aerosol Absorption Spectrometer (PAAS-4λ)

Franz Martin Schnaiter, Claudia Linke, Eija Asmi, Henri Servomaa, Antti-Pekka Hyvärinen, Sho Ohata, Yutaka Kondo, and Emma Järvinen

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Light-absorbing particles from combustion processes are important contributors to climate warming. Their highly variable spectral light absorption properties need to be monitored in the field. Commonly used methods show measurement artefacts that are difficult to correct. We introduce a new instrument that is based on the photoacoustic effect. Long-term operation in the Finnish Arctic demonstrates the applicability of the new instrument for unattended light absorption monitoring.
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