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Settings
- display of BB on the home screen is enabled by selecting Home display/procBB setting on
Operation/Advanced tab.
- the algorithm can be fine-tuned by changing the value of Ångström exponents α
ff
and α
bb
,
from the default values of α
ff
=1 and α
bb
=2.
- The calculated values are limited to the 0-100% range
Presentation
- BC and portion of biomass burning (%) are displayed on the Home tab.
- The percentage of BC created by biomass burning is stored in data file - column BB (%).
Reference
Sandradewi, J. et al. (2008), Using Aerosol Light Absorption Measurements for the Quantitative Determination of
Wood Burning and Traffic Emission Contributions to Particulate Matter, Environ. Sci. Technol. 42, 3316–3323.