关键词:
aerosol optical depth (AOD)
absorption aerosol optical depth (AAOD)
black carbon (BC)
angstrom ngstrom Exponent (AE
a)
single scattering albedo (SSA
omega)
depolarization ratio (DPR, delta(p))
摘要:
Black carbon (BC) absorption aerosol optical depth (AAOD(BC)) defines the contribution of BC in light absorption and is retrievable using sun/sky radiometer measurements provided by Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) inversion products. In this study, we utilized AERONET-retrieved depolarization ratio (DPR, delta p), single scattering albedo (SSA, omega), and angstrom ngstrom Exponent (AE, a) of version 3 level 2.0 products as indicators to estimate the contribution of BC to the absorbing fractions of AOD. We applied our methodology to the AERONET sites, including North and South America, Europe, East Asia, Africa, India, and the Middle East, during 2000-2018. The long-term AAOD(BC) showed a downward tendency over Sao Paulo (-0.001 year(-1)), Thessaloniki (-0.0004 year(-1)), Beijing (-0.001 year(-1)), Seoul (-0.0015 year(-1)), and Cape Verde (-0.0009 year(-1)) with the highest values over the populous sites. This declining tendency in AAOD(BC) can be attributable to the successful emission control policies over these sites, particularly in Europe, America, and China. The AAOD(BC) at the Beijing, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, and the Indian sites showed a clear seasonality indicating the notable role of residential heating in BC emissions over these sites during winter. We found a higher correlation between AAOD(BC) and fine mode AOD at 440 nm at all sites except for Beijing. High pollution episodes, BC emission from different sources, and aggregation properties seem to be the main drivers of higher AAOD(BC) correlation with coarse particles over Beijing.