This dataset provides all data used to generate the figures and tables in the article entitled "Particulate matter and black carbon optical properties and emission factors from prescribed fires in the southeastern United States" published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Holder , A., G. Hagler , J. Aurell, M. Hays , and B. Gullett. Particulate matter and black carbon optical properties and emission factors from prescribed fires in the southeastern United States. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, USA, 121(7): 3465-3483, (2016).

This dataset is a compilation of optical properties of the organic fraction of particulate matter emitted from prescribed burning and from gasoline vehicles. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Xie, M., M. Hays, and A. Holder. Light absorbing organic carbon from prescribed and laboratory biomass burning and gasoline vehicle emissions. Scientific Reports. Nature Publishing Group, London, UK, online, (2017).

This dataset is a compilation of optical properties of the organic fraction of particulate matter emitted from prescribed burning and from gasoline vehicles. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Xie, M., M. Hays, and A. Holder. Light absorbing organic carbon from prescribed and laboratory biomass burning and gasoline vehicle emissions. Scientific Reports. Nature Publishing Group, London, UK, online, (2017).

The data sets includes the data used to generate the figures presented in the manuscript. Each worksheet in the attached file provides data for a specific figure (as labeled). This dataset is associated with the following publication: Zhou, L., K. Baker, S. Napelenok, G. Pouliot, R. Elleman, S. O'Neill, S. Urbanski, and D. Wong. Modeling crop residue burning experiments to evaluate smoke emissions and plume transport. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 627: 523-533, (2018).

Dataset containing the composition and structural description of nitroaromatic compounds from biomass burning emissions. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Xie, M., X. Chen, M. Hays, and A. Holder. Composition and light absorption of N-containing aromatic compounds in organic aerosols from laboratory biomass burning. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, GERMANY, 19(5): 2899-2915, (2018).

Dataset containing the composition and structural description of nitroaromatic compounds from biomass burning emissions. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Xie, M., X. Chen, M. Hays, and A. Holder. Composition and light absorption of N-containing aromatic compounds in organic aerosols from laboratory biomass burning. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, GERMANY, 19(5): 2899-2915, (2018).

The data tables in this file were used to generate the figures in the manuscript, "Summertime organic carbon absorption and sources at a southeastern U.S. location - dominance of secondary organic aerosol". Light-absorbing organic carbon, i.e. brown carbon, has been intensively investigated in atmospheres impacted by biomass burning impacted atmospheres. However, other brown carbon sources have been rarely studied in ambient aerosols. This data set includes forty-five PM2.5 filter samples that were collected in Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC, USA from June 1st to July 15th, 2013. The bulk carbonaceous components, including organic carbon, elemental carbon, water soluble organic carbon, and an array of organic molecular markers were measured; an ultraviolet (UV)/visible (Vis) spectrometer was used to measure the light absorption of methanol and water extractable organic carbon. A complete description of how the data was acquired and and analyzed is provided in the manuscript. A description of each parameter presented is provided in the file in the Data Dictionary. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Xie, M., X. Chen, A. Holder, M. Hays, M. Lewandowski, J. Offenberg, T. Kleindienst, and M. Jaoui. Summertime organic carbon absorption and sources at a southeastern U.S. location – dominance of secondary organic aerosol. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 244: 38-46, (2018).

This data set provides measurements of the isotopic composition of black carbon and organic carbon aerosols collected at two locations in interior Alaska during the summer of 2013, as part of NASA's Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment (CARVE). The delta14C end member of fire aerosol was derived and linked to soil elemental and isotopic composition in Alaskan boreal forests. Soil and aerosol measurements were used to estimate average depth of burn in Alaska during the summer of 2013.

Optical properties of light absorbing organic aerosol emitted from cookstoves operating with different fuels. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Mingjie, X., S. Guofeng, A. Holder, M. Hays, and J. Jetter. Light absorption of organic carbon emitted from burning wood, charcoal and kerosene in household cookstoves (R2). ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 240: 60-67, (2018).

Optical properties of light absorbing organic aerosol emitted from cookstoves operating with different fuels. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Mingjie, X., S. Guofeng, A. Holder, M. Hays, and J. Jetter. Light absorption of organic carbon emitted from burning wood, charcoal and kerosene in household cookstoves (R2). ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 240: 60-67, (2018).