Measurement : Black carbon concentration

The concentration of carbon in its very absorbing, elemental, non-organic, non-oxide form (e.g. graphite).

Categories
Aerosols, Atmospheric Carbon

Instruments

The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.

  • ARM Instruments
    • AETH : Aethalometer, measures Black Carbon concentration by accumulation on a special f
    • SP2 : Single Particle Soot Photometer
  • Field Campaign Instruments
    • AEROSCARBON : Aerosol Carbon Analyzer
    • AETH : Aethalometer, measures Black Carbon concentration by accumulation on a special f
    • DRI-GND : Desert Research Institute Ground-Based Aerosol Instruments
    • SP2 : Single Particle Soot Photometer
    • SP2-AIR : Single Particle Soot Photometer - Airborne

Datastreams

  • AOS : Aerosol Observing System Datastreams
    • AOSAETH : AOS: Aethalometer, measures Black Carbon
  • AETH : Aethalometer, measures Black Carbon concentration by accumulation on a special f Datastreams
    • AOSAETH : AOS: Aethalometer, measures Black Carbon