Polarization properties of aerosol particles over western Japan:
classification, seasonal variation, and implications for air quality

Pan, Xiaole; Uno, Itsushi; Hara, Yukari; Osada, Kazuo; Yamamoto, Shigekazu; Wang, Zhe; Sugimoto, Nobuo; Kobayashi, Hiroshi; Wang, Zifa

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9863-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9863-2016

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Anthropogenic dust and its climate impact

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9863-2016

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05 Aug 2016

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| 05 Aug 2016

Polarization properties of aerosol particles over western Japan: classification, seasonal variation, and implications for air quality

Xiaole Pan, Itsushi Uno, Yukari Hara, Kazuo Osada, Shigekazu Yamamoto, Zhe Wang, Nobuo Sugimoto, Hiroshi Kobayashi, and Zifa Wang

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RC1: 'Comments to "Polarization properties of tropospheric aerosols over western Japan: classification, seasonal variation, and implications for air quality" by X. L. Pan et al. (Manuscript no.: ACP-2015-904)', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Mar 2016
- AC1: 'Responses to “Interactive comment on “Polarization properties of aerosol particles over western Japan: classification, seasonal variation, and implications for air quality” by Anonymous Referee #2', Xiaole PAN, 20 Jun 2016
RC2: 'Comments on "Polarization properties of aerosol particles over western Japan: classification, seasonal variation, and implications for air quality" by Pan et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 24 Apr 2016
- AC2: 'Replies to “Interactive comment on “Polarization properties of aerosol particles over western Japan: classification, seasonal variation, and implications for air quality” by Anonymous Referee #3', Xiaole PAN, 20 Jun 2016

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (05 Jul 2016) by Tamio Takamura

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Polarization properties of aerosol particles at a suburban site in the western Japan was studied on the basis of long-term observation and trajectory analysis. This study provides the detailed information on the polarization characteristics of particles from different origins, and proposed a reliable criterion to classify spherical and non-spherical particles. This study introduced a new method to investigate the mixed state of dust particle with anthropogenic pollutant.