Search Results - "Brock, C. A."
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Biomass burning dominates brown carbon absorption in the rural southeastern United States
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-01-2015)“…Brown carbon aerosol consists of light‐absorbing organic particulate matter with wavelength‐dependent absorption. Aerosol optical extinction, absorption, size…”
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Widespread Biomass Burning Smoke Throughout the Remote Troposphere
Published in Nature geoscience (01-06-2020)“…Biomass burning emits ~34–41 Tg yr−1 of smoke aerosol to the atmosphere. Biomass burning aerosol directly influences the Earth’s climate by attenuation of…”
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Water droplet calibration of the Cloud Droplet Probe (CDP) and in-flight performance in liquid, ice and mixed-phase clouds during ARCPAC
Published in Atmospheric measurement techniques (14-12-2010)“…Laboratory calibrations of the Cloud Droplet Probe (CDP) sample area and droplet sizing are performed using water droplets of known size, generated at a known…”
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Organic Aerosol Formation Downwind from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (11-03-2011)“…A large fraction of atmospheric aerosols are derived from organic compounds with various volatilities. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…”
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An important contribution to springtime Arctic aerosol from biomass burning in Russia
Published in Geophysical research letters (01-01-2010)“…Using aircraft observations and transport model calculations we determine the total amounts of various gas‐phase and aerosol species in the Arctic due to…”
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Gasoline emissions dominate over diesel in formation of secondary organic aerosol mass
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-03-2012)“…Although laboratory experiments have shown that organic compounds in both gasoline fuel and diesel engine exhaust can form secondary organic aerosol (SOA), the…”
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Biomass burning in Siberia and Kazakhstan as an important source for haze over the Alaskan Arctic in April 2008
Published in Geophysical research letters (01-01-2009)“…During the ARCPAC (Aerosol, Radiation, and Cloud Processes affecting Arctic Climate) airborne field experiment in April 2008 in northern Alaska, about 50…”
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Characteristics, sources, and transport of aerosols measured in spring 2008 during the aerosol, radiation, and cloud processes affecting Arctic Climate (ARCPAC) Project
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (16-03-2011)“…We present an overview of the background, scientific goals, and execution of the Aerosol, Radiation, and Cloud Processes affecting Arctic Climate (ARCPAC)…”
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Hygroscopicity and composition of California CCN during summer 2010
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (16-11-2012)“…We present an overview and analysis of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) sampled in California by a NOAA WP‐3D aircraft during the 2010 CalNex project. Four…”
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Broadband measurements of aerosol extinction in the ultraviolet spectral region
Published in Atmospheric measurement techniques (03-04-2013)“…Aerosols influence the Earth's radiative budget by scattering and absorbing incoming solar radiation. The optical properties of aerosols vary as a function of…”
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Variability in Nocturnal Nitrogen Oxide Processing and Its Role in Regional Air Quality
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (06-01-2006)“…Nitrogen oxides in the lower troposphere catalyze the photochemical production of ozone (O₃) pollution during the day but react to form nitric acid, oxidize…”
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Atmospheric emissions from the Deepwater Horizon spill constrain air-water partitioning, hydrocarbon fate, and leak rate
Published in Geophysical research letters (01-04-2011)“…The fate of deepwater releases of gas and oil mixtures is initially determined by solubility and volatility of individual hydrocarbon species; these attributes…”
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Hygroscopicity and composition of Alaskan Arctic CCN during April 2008
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (29-11-2011)“…We present a comprehensive characterization of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) sampled in the Alaskan Arctic during the 2008 Aerosol, Radiation, and Cloud…”
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Nucleation and growth of sulfate aerosol in coal-fired power plant plumes: sensitivity to background aerosol and meteorology
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (03-01-2012)“…New-particle formation in the plumes of coal-fired power plants and other anthropogenic sulfur sources may be an important source of particles in the…”
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Volatile organic compounds composition of merged and aged forest fire plumes from Alaska and western Canada
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (27-05-2006)“…The NOAA WP‐3 aircraft intercepted aged forest fire plumes from Alaska and western Canada during several flights of the NEAQS‐ITCT 2k4 mission in 2004…”
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Airborne observations of ammonia and ammonium nitrate formation over Houston, Texas
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (27-11-2010)“…Anthropogenic emissions of NOx (nitric oxide (NO) + nitrogen dioxide (NO2)), which in sunlight can be oxidized to form nitric acid (HNO3), can react with…”
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The 2010 California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex) field study
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres (16-06-2013)“…The California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex) field study was conducted throughout California in May, June, and July of 2010…”
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Airborne measurements of carbonaceous aerosol soluble in water over northeastern United States: Method development and an investigation into water-soluble organic carbon sources
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (16-12-2006)“…A particle‐into‐liquid sampler (PILS) was coupled to a total organic carbon (TOC) analyzer for 3 s integrated measurements of water‐soluble organic carbon…”
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Sources of particulate matter in the northeastern United States in summer: 1. Direct emissions and secondary formation of organic matter in urban plumes
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (27-04-2008)“…Ship and aircraft measurements of aerosol organic matter (OM) and water‐soluble organic carbon (WSOC) were made in fresh and aged pollution plumes from major…”
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The effect of coal-fired power-plant SO2 and NOx control technologies on aerosol nucleation in the source plumes
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (01-12-2012)“…Nucleation in coal-fired power-plant plumes can greatly contribute to particle number concentrations near source regions. The changing emissions rates of SO2…”
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