Chemical Meters/Analyzers
type: Concept

MABI
type: Concept
change note: 2020-07-21 08:50:36.0 [tstevens] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: Multi-wavelength Absorption Black Carbon Instrument language code: en); insert Definition (id: null text: Using typical aerosol filter samples, the Multi-wavelength Absorption Black carbon Instrument (MABI) measures light absorption at seven different wavelengths. As black carbon can be emitted from a range of different sources, primarily either diesel vehicles of biomass burning, particles have a range of densities and sizes. When the black carbon concentration equation is modified to include contributions relating to the size and density of the particles, a more accurate measurement is acquired. Spanning ultraviolet to infrared wavelengths, the measurements can be used to differentiate the contribution from different sources. language code: en);
change note: 2020-07-21 08:48:36.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (MABI [217d0f36-a296-4c74-be15-b075ef0e8f27,560552] - Chemical Meters/Analyzers [3d25724b-832f-4a61-b0b2-4f2ccecdba94,543779]);
in scheme: instruments
definition: Using typical aerosol filter samples, the Multi-wavelength Absorption Black carbon Instrument (MABI) measures light absorption at seven different wavelengths. As black carbon can be emitted from a range of different sources, primarily either diesel vehicles of biomass burning, particles have a range of densities and sizes. When the black carbon concentration equation is modified to include contributions relating to the size and density of the particles, a more accurate measurement is acquired. Spanning ultraviolet to infrared wavelengths, the measurements can be used to differentiate the contribution from different sources.