Relationship between low-cloud presence and the amount of overlying aerosols

Chung, Chul Eddy; Lewinschal, Anna; Wilcox, Eric

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5781-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5781-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5781-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 9

Research article

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11 May 2016

Research article |

| 11 May 2016

Relationship between low-cloud presence and the amount of overlying aerosols

Chul Eddy Chung, Anna Lewinschal, and Eric Wilcox

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RC1: 'Review comments for acp-2016-127', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Feb 2016
- AC1: 'Thanks for constructive comments.', Chul Chung, 28 Feb 2016
RC2: 'Review of "Relationship between low-cloud presence and the amount of overlying aerosols" by Chung et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Mar 2016
- AC2: 'about possible satellite data bias', Chul Chung, 02 Mar 2016

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AR by Chul Chung on behalf of the Authors (20 Apr 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (26 Apr 2016) by Jianping Huang

AR by Chul Chung on behalf of the Authors (02 May 2016)

Short summary

This is the first study looking at the amount of aerosols above cloud to see whether the amount is greater or less than in nearby clear skies at the same heights. We find that the aerosol amount over cloud differs a lot from that in nearby clear skies over some areas. These results give an indication, for the first time, that clouds might affect the amount of overlying aerosols.