First International Workshop on Light Absorption by Aerosol Particles: Background, Activities, and Preliminary Results, 28 July–8 August 1980 Ft. Collins, Colo.

Abstract

The amount of light absorbed by aerosol particles has not been determined with certainty because errors in measurement techniques have been difficult to quantify. To improve this situation, a workshop was conducted to establish experimentally the errors for the various techniques. The workshop was held between 28 July and 8 August 1980 at the Cloud Simulation and Aerosol Laboratory at Colorado State University. Preliminary results show that, for the same well-characterized aerosol particles, substantial differences exist between results from the various techniques. These differences can explain a fraction of the variations reported for the light absorption properties of similar types of atmospheric aerosol particles.