Classifying aerosol type using in situ surface spectral aerosol optical properties

Schmeisser, Lauren; Andrews, Elisabeth; Ogren, John A.; Sheridan, Patrick; Jefferson, Anne; Sharma, Sangeeta; Kim, Jeong Eun; Sherman, James P.; Sorribas, Mar; Kalapov, Ivo; Arsov, Todor; Angelov, Christo; Mayol-Bracero, Olga L.; Labuschagne, Casper; Kim, Sang-Woo; Hoffer, András; Lin, Neng-Huei; Chia, Hao-Ping; Bergin, Michael; Sun, Junying; Liu, Peng; Wu, Hao

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12097-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12097-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12097-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 17, issue 19

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12 Oct 2017

Research article |

| 12 Oct 2017

Classifying aerosol type using in situ surface spectral aerosol optical properties

Lauren Schmeisser, Elisabeth Andrews, John A. Ogren, Patrick Sheridan, Anne Jefferson, Sangeeta Sharma, Jeong Eun Kim, James P. Sherman, Mar Sorribas, Ivo Kalapov, Todor Arsov, Christo Angelov, Olga L. Mayol-Bracero, Casper Labuschagne, Sang-Woo Kim, András Hoffer, Neng-Huei Lin, Hao-Ping Chia, Michael Bergin, Junying Sun, Peng Liu, and Hao Wu

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RC1: 'Review of the manuscript "Classifying aerosol type using in situ surface spectral aerosol optical properties" by L.Schmeisser et al', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 May 2017
- AC1: 'Response to Referee #1', L. Schmeisser, 12 Jul 2017
RC2: 'referee comments', Anonymous Referee #3, 05 May 2017
- AC2: 'Response to Referee #3', L. Schmeisser, 12 Jul 2017

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AR by Lauren Schmeisser on behalf of the Authors (14 Jul 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (29 Jul 2017) by Andreas Petzold

AR by Lauren Schmeisser on behalf of the Authors (08 Aug 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (11 Aug 2017) by Andreas Petzold

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Three methods are used to classify aerosol type from aerosol optical properties measured in situ at 24 surface sites. Classification methods work best at sites with stable, homogenous aerosol at particularly polluted and dust-prone continental and marine sites. Classification methods are poor at remote marine and Arctic sites. Using these methods to extrapolate aerosol type from optical properties can help determine aerosol radiative forcing and improve aerosol satellite retrieval algorithms.