Relationship between Land Use and Spatial Variability of Atmospheric Brown Carbon and Black Carbon Aerosols in Amazonia

• Published in: Atmosphere
• Main Authors: Fernando G. Morais, Marco A. Franco, Rafael Palácios, Luiz A. T. Machado, Luciana V. Rizzo, Henrique M. J. Barbosa, Fabio Jorge, Joel S. Schafer, Brent N. Holben, Eduardo Landulfo, Paulo Artaxo
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: AERONET; Amazon; brown carbon; black carbon; land use; remote sensing; Alta; Rio Branco; Aerosol Robotic Network
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13081328

The aerosol radiative effect is an important source of uncertainty in estimating the anthropogenic impact of global climate change. One of the main open questions is the role of radiation absorption by aerosols and its relation to land use worldwide, particularly in the Amazon Rainforest. Using AERO...