This dataset contains measurements of organic carbon, elemental carbon, and total carbon in atmospheric particulate matter with the thermal-optical carbon analyzer. The data are associated with the following publication: C.D. Grimes, J.M. Conny, R.R. Dickerson, 2020, "Evaluation of Thermal-Optical Analysis Using an Aqueous Binary Mixture," Atmospheric Environment, in press. Below is the abstract for the publication. Thermal-Optical Analysis (TOA), a commonly implemented technique used to measure the amount of particulate carbon in the atmosphere or deposited on a filter substrate, distinguishes organic carbon (OC) from elemental carbon (EC) through the monitoring of laser light, heating, and measuring evolved carbon. Here, we present a method to characterize the TOA transmission method with an aqueous binary mixture containing EC and OC that can easily be deposited onto a filter at low volumes. Known amounts of EC and OC were deposited onto a quartz-fiber filter and analyzed with different temperature protocols. Results with the NIST-EPA-C temperature protocol agreed with the reference values to better than 2 % for EC, OC, total carbon (TC), and EC/TC. Uncertainty in TC among all temperature protocols was less than 5 % of the reference value while all protocols had EC/TC ratios with an uncertainty less than 10 %.

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).

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 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).

Data associated with "Ground-Based, Integrated Path Differential Absorption LIDAR Measurement of CO2, CH4, and H2O near 1.6 μm" published in Applied Optics 53, 6292-6310 (2016).

This dataset contains the data contributed by EPA/ORD/NERL/CED researchers to the manuscript "Modelling black carbon absorption of solar radiation: combining external and internal mixing assumptions" led by Dr. Gabriele Curci of the University of L’Aquila in L’Aquila, Italy. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Curci, G., U. Alyuz, R. Baro, R. Bianconi, J. Bieser, J. Christensen, A. Colette, A. Farrow, X. Francis, P. Jimenez-Guerrero, U. Im, P. Liu, A. Manders, L. Palacios-Pena, M. Prank, L. Pozzoli, R. Sokhi, E. Solazzo, P. Tuccella, A. Unal, M. Garcia Vivanco, C. Hogrefe, and S. Galmarini. Modelling black carbon absorption of solar radiation: combining external and internal mixing assumptions. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, GERMANY, 19(1): 181-204, (2019).

This dataset contains the data contributed by EPA/ORD/NERL/CED researchers to the manuscript "Modelling black carbon absorption of solar radiation: combining external and internal mixing assumptions" led by Dr. Gabriele Curci of the University of L’Aquila in L’Aquila, Italy. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Curci, G., U. Alyuz, R. Baro, R. Bianconi, J. Bieser, J. Christensen, A. Colette, A. Farrow, X. Francis, P. Jimenez-Guerrero, U. Im, P. Liu, A. Manders, L. Palacios-Pena, M. Prank, L. Pozzoli, R. Sokhi, E. Solazzo, P. Tuccella, A. Unal, M. Garcia Vivanco, C. Hogrefe, and S. Galmarini. Modelling black carbon absorption of solar radiation: combining external and internal mixing assumptions. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, GERMANY, 19(1): 181-204, (2019).

Comparison of two black carbon instruments for quantifying the black carbon emissions from a T63 turboshaft aircraft engine burning conventional and Fischer-Tropsch fuel. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Kinsey, J., E. Corporan, J. Pavlovic, M. DeWitt, C. Klingshirn, and R. Logan. Comparison of measurement methods for the characterization of the black carbon emissions from a T63 turboshaft engine burning conventional and Fischer-Tropsch fuel. JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 576-591, (2019).

Comparison of two black carbon instruments for quantifying the black carbon emissions from a T63 turboshaft aircraft engine burning conventional and Fischer-Tropsch fuel. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Kinsey, J., E. Corporan, J. Pavlovic, M. DeWitt, C. Klingshirn, and R. Logan. Comparison of measurement methods for the characterization of the black carbon emissions from a T63 turboshaft engine burning conventional and Fischer-Tropsch fuel. JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 576-591, (2019).