Articles | Volume 16, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5573-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5573-2016
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04 May 2016
Research article |  | 04 May 2016

Aerosol–radiation–cloud interactions in a regional coupled model: the effects of convective parameterisation and resolution

Scott Archer-Nicholls, Douglas Lowe, David M. Schultz, and Gordon McFiggans

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AR by Scott Archer-Nicholls on behalf of the Authors (23 Mar 2016)  Author's response 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (04 Apr 2016) by Gunnar Myhre
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (14 Apr 2016)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (15 Apr 2016)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (22 Apr 2016) by Gunnar Myhre
AR by Scott Archer-Nicholls on behalf of the Authors (24 Apr 2016)  Manuscript 
Short summary
The response of the Weather Research and Forecasting model with Chemistry to forcings by biomass burning aerosol were investigated in high-resolution nested domains over Brazil. The aerosol-layer was found to have a negative direct effect at the top of the atmosphere, but this was largely cancelled by a semi-direct effect which inhibited afternoon cloud formation. The cloud response to the aerosol was found to be highly sensitive to model resolution and the use of convective parameterisation.
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