Light Absorption Properties and Radiative Effects of Primary Organic Aerosol Emissions

Lu, Zifeng; Streets, David G.; Winijkul, Ekbordin; Yan, Fang; Chen, Yanju; Bond, Tami C.; Feng, Yan; Dubey, Manvendra K.; Liu, Shang; Pinto, Joseph P.; Carmichael, Gregory R.

doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b00211

Title: Light Absorption Properties and Radiative Effects of Primary Organic Aerosol Emissions

Journal Article · Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Environmental Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b00211· OSTI ID:1178350

Lu, Zifeng ^[1]; Streets, David G. ^[1]; Winijkul, Ekbordin ^[1]; Yan, Fang ^[1]; Chen, Yanju ^[2]; Bond, Tami C. ^[2]; Feng, Yan ^[3]; Dubey, Manvendra K. ^[4]; Liu, Shang ^[4]; Pinto, Joseph P. ^[5]; Carmichael, Gregory R. ^[6]

Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 205 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
Environmental Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
National Center for Environmental Assessment, U.S. EPA, 4930 Page Road, Research Triangle Park, Durham, North Carolina 27709, United States
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Iowa, 4133 Seamans Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States

Organic aerosols (OAs) in the atmosphere affect Earth’s energy budget by not only scattering but also absorbing solar radiation due to the presence of the so-called “brown carbon” (BrC) component. However, the absorptivities of OAs are not represented or are poorly represented in current climate and chemical transport models. In this study, we provide a method to constrain the BrC absorptivity at the emission inventory level using recent laboratory and field observations. We review available measurements of the light-absorbing primary OA (POA), and quantify the wavelength-dependent imaginary refractive indices (k_OA, the fundamental optical parameter determining the particle’s absorptivity) and their uncertainties for the bulk POA emitted from biomass/biofuel, lignite, propane, and oil combustion sources. In particular, we parametrize the k_OA of biomass/biofuel combustion sources as a function of the black carbon (BC)-to-OA ratio, indicating that the absorptive properties of POA depend strongly on burning conditions. The derived fuel-type-based k_OA profiles are incorporated into a global carbonaceous aerosol emission inventory, and the integrated k_OA values of sectoral and total POA emissions are presented. The results of a simple radiative transfer model show that the POA absorptivity warms the atmosphere significantly and leads to ~27% reduction in the amount of the net global average POA cooling compared to results from the nonabsorbing assumption.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1178350

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1221600

Journal Information:: Environmental Science and Technology, Journal Name: Environmental Science and Technology Vol. 49 Journal Issue: 8; ISSN 0013-936X

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