Characteristics, Sources, and Impacts of Black Carbon Aerosols
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 2019
Special Issue Editors
2. Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education, College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Interests: sources; radiative forcing; climate impacts of black carbon
Interests: aerosol characteristics; their source apportionment and climate impacts; atmospheric radiative transfer; aerosol–cloud interaction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Black carbon (BC), one of the most important constituents of atmospheric pollutants, is mainly emitted by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuel and biomass/biofuels. Being absorbing in nature, it can heat the atmosphere by absorbing solar radiation and changing the surface snow albedo after deposition. It is the second-largest contributor to global climate warming after CO2 and also gained large attention among scientific communities due to its inimical impact on air quality, human health, hydrological cycle, carbon cycle and global climate change. Although ample studies have been carried out worldwide to investigate the various BC aerosol characteristics, significant uncertainties are still remaining due to the different emission sources, measurement techniques and its interactions with complex atmospheric processes. Thus, an in-depth understanding of BC characteristics and their impact on different aspects is highly needed, which will be helpful for the policymakers at the regional as well as global scale.
This Special Issue is focused on examining the different BC characteristics and their various impacts. Original results related to BC characteristics, their source apportionment, transport mechanism, impact on air quality and climate along with review papers are all welcome as contributions.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Bing Chen
Dr. Shani Tiwari
Dr. Yang Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- black carbon
- source apportionment
- long-range transport
- climate change
- radiation budget
