Microphysical properties of refractory Black carbon aerosols at an urban background station TROPOS
Leibniz-Institut für Troposphärenforschung TROPOS
04318 Leipzig
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Overview
- Announcement of a topic for: Seminar Research, Seminar Methods, Master Theses x (please mark one or more)
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- Microphysical properties of refractory Black carbon aerosols at an urban background station TROPOS
- 10.10.2025
- Kurzbeschreibung: Black carbon (BC) is an important component of atmospheric aerosols... The research goal of the proposed master's thesis is to investigate the microphysical properties and mixing state of refractory BC containing particles at the urban background site of TROPOS. The mass concentration, size distribution, and mixing state of BC will be measured by a Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2, Droplet Measurement Technologies, Longmont, CO, US). In addition, additional state of the art aerosol instrumentation at TROPOS will also be used in this study.
- Literatur: 1. Yang et al., Microphysical properties of refractory black carbon aerosols for different air masses at a central European background site, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2025. doi.org/10.5194/acp-258637-2025. 2. Schwarz et al., Measurement of the mixing state, mass, and optical size of individual black carbon particles in urban and biomass burning emissions, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L13810, https://doi.org/10.1029/2008gl033968, 2008.
Tasks
- Plan and conduct measurements of BC mass concentration, size distribution, and mixing state.
- Operate SP2 and other TROPOS aerosol instrumentation as part of the study.
Requirements
- Interest in atmospheric aerosols and Black Carbon research.
- Willingness to work with advanced aerosol instrumentation.
Benefits
- Access to state-of-the-art aerosol instrumentation at TROPOS.
Conditions
- Urban background site TROPOS (Leipzig) related activities described in the topic.
Application
- Topic proposal as master thesis topic.
Contact
- Prof. Dr. Mira Pöhlker (E-Mail: mira.poehlker@tropos.de)
- Dr. Arun Babu Suja (E-Mail: arun.babu@tropos.de)
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