Development of improved sampling and analysis methods for measuring organic, elemental, and water-soluble organic carbon in atmospheric aerosols and application to aerosol studies in Europe and tropical/equatorial and oceanic regions Ghent University
The work conducted in this thesis had the following objectives: (1) to develop improved methods for a better discrimination between organic and elemental carbon (OC and EC) using the thermal-optical transmission (TOT) technique; (2) to deploy improved collection procedures for carbonaceous aerosols, whereby the sampling artifacts are better controlled or can be corrected for; (3) to perform detailed carbonaceous aerosol characterisation studies ...