Ice Nucleation Abilities and Chemical Characteristics of Laboratory-Generated and Aged Biomass Burning Aerosols.

ABSTRACT: Biomass burning aerosol (BBA) contributes significantly to the global aerosol burden, yet its chemical nature and ice nucleation activities (INAs) are unconstrained due to the heterogeneity in biomass sources and complex evolution of atmospheric aging processes. This study comprehensively investigates the chemical composition and INA of BBA generated through laboratory-controlled burns with different biomasses and burning conditions. Both freshly emitted and photochemically aged BBA produced from different processes exhibit distinct and reproducible chemical compositions. However, the INA of BBA shows substantial variability at mixed-phase cloud temperatures and cannot be predicted by the chemical variability of the enriched carbonaceous materials. This indicates the negligible role of car

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11823448 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature