Vertical Measurement of Equivalent Black Carbon Concentration at Low Altitude
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Abstract
The vertical profile of equivalent black carbon (eBC) concentrations has been measured together with the temperature up to 130 m above ground level at several locations. A hexacopter was deployed for the measurement of eBC, and the temperature on typical days in winter, spring, summer and early autumn. We observed high eBC concentrations between 10 m and 90 m above ground level, which was related to the vertical distribution of temperature. We examined that the measurement noise could be reduced by using a box-average scheme. Furthermore, the negative values at low eBC concentration could be removed for an averaging time of 30 min or longer.
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OpenAlex topics: Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
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Affiliations
School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education (KOREATECH), Byeongcheon-myeon, Cheonan 31253, Korea
Funding
National Research Foundation of Korea
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