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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 634, Issue -, Pages 1475-1485Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.083
Keywords
Brown carbon; Emission sources; Optical properties; Radiative forcing; Emission factors
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41571463, 41671480]
- Third Pole Environment Program [131C11KYSB20160061]
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Brown carbon (BrC), a carbonaceous aerosol which absorbs solar radiation over a broad range of wavelengths, is beginning to be seen as an important contributor to global warming. BrC absorbs both inorganic and organic pollutants, leading to serious effects on human health. We review the fundamental features of BrC, including its sources, chemical composition, optical properties and radiative forcing effects. We detail the importance of including photochemical processes related to BrC in the GEOS-Chem transport model for the estimation of aerosol radiative forcing. Calculation methods for BrC emission factors are examined, including the problems and limitations of current measurement methods. We provide some insight into existing publications and recommend areas for future research, such as further investigations into the reaction mechanisms of the aging of secondary BrC, calculations of the emission factors for BrC from different sources, the absorption of large and long-lived BrC molecules and the construction of an enhanced model for the simulation of radiative forcing. This review will improve our understanding of the climatic and environmental effects of BrC. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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