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Aircraft Instrument for Comprehensive Characterization of Aerosol Optical Properties, Part 2: Black and Brown Carbon Absorption and Absorption Enhancement Measured with Photo Acoustic Spectroscopy

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Pages 555-568 | Received 28 Feb 2011, Accepted 23 Nov 2011, Published online: 11 Jan 2012

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