Thermal/Optical Methods for Elemental Carbon Quantification in Soils and Urban Dusts: Equivalence of Different Analysis Protocols

• Yongming Han ,

  * E-mail: yongming@ieecas.cn

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Aerosol Science & Technology, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, China, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York, United States of America

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• Antony Chen,

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Aerosol Science & Technology, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, China, Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada, United States of America

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• Junji Cao,

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Aerosol Science & Technology, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, China

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• Kochy Fung,

  Affiliation AtmAA Inc., Calabasas, California, United States of America

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• Fai Ho,

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Aerosol Science & Technology, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, China, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China

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• Beizhan Yan,

  Affiliation Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York, United States of America

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• Changlin Zhan,

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Aerosol Science & Technology, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, China

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• Suixin Liu,

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Aerosol Science & Technology, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, China

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• Chong Wei,

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Aerosol Science & Technology, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, China

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• Zhisheng An

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Aerosol Science & Technology, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an, China

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