The Black and Brown carbon (BC)2 Network: Characterizing long-range transport of Biomass burning plumes and Saharan dust in Texas using aerosol optical measurements

Manisha Mehra1, Mackenzie T.S. Graham2, Sujan Shrestha3, Lucas Senkbeil1, Subin Yoon4, James Flynn5, Yuxuan Wang5, Thomas E Gill6, German Rodriguez Ortiz7, Sascha Usenko3 and Rebecca J Sheesley3, (1)Baylor University, Environmental Science, Waco, United States, (2)Baylor University, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Waco, TX, United States, (3)Baylor University, Environmental Science, Waco, TX, United States, (4)University of Houston, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Houston, United States, (5)University of Houston, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Houston, TX, United States, (6)University of Texas at El Paso, Geological Sciences / Environmental Science and Engineering Program, El Paso, TX, United States, (7)University of Texas at El Paso, Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences /Environmental Science and Engineering Program, El Paso, United States