Open AccessHow Long Do Black Carbon Particles Linger in the Atmosphere?
Author(s) -
Sarah Derouin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo163052
Subject(s) - carbon black , atmosphere (unit) , carbon fibers , environmental science , materials science , meteorology , physics , composite material , natural rubber , composite number
Researchers uncover how black carbon evolves from hydrophobic particles to cloud nucleation sites, eventually removing the heat-absorbing particles from the sky.