Wintertime aerosol optical and radiative properties in the Kathmandu Valley during the SusKat-ABC field campaign

Cho, Chaeyoon; Kim, Sang-Woo; Rupakheti, Maheswar; Park, Jin-Soo; Panday, Arnico; Yoon, Soon-Chang; Kim, Ji-Hyoung; Kim, Hyunjae; Jeon, Haeun; Sung, Minyoung; Kim, Bong Mann; Hong, Seungkyu K.; Park, Rokjin J.; Rupakheti, Dipesh; Mahata, Khadak Singh; Praveen, Puppala Siva; Lawrence, Mark G.; Holben, Brent

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12617-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 20

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24 Oct 2017

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| 24 Oct 2017

Wintertime aerosol optical and radiative properties in the Kathmandu Valley during the SusKat-ABC field campaign

Chaeyoon Cho, Sang-Woo Kim, Maheswar Rupakheti, Jin-Soo Park, Arnico Panday, Soon-Chang Yoon, Ji-Hyoung Kim, Hyunjae Kim, Haeun Jeon, Minyoung Sung, Bong Mann Kim, Seungkyu K. Hong, Rokjin J. Park, Dipesh Rupakheti, Khadak Singh Mahata, Puppala Siva Praveen, Mark G. Lawrence, and Brent Holben

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- AC1: 'Reply to Reviewer # 1 comments', Sang-Woo Kim, 06 Sep 2017
RC2: 'paper revision', Anonymous Referee #2, 31 Aug 2017
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ED: Publish as is (20 Sep 2017) by Sachin S. Gunthe

Short summary

We investigated the optical and chemical properties and direct radiative effects of aerosols in the Kathmandu Valley. We concluded that the ratio of light-absorbing to scattering aerosols as well as the concentration of light-absorbing aerosols is much higher at Kathmandu than other comparable regions, and it contributes to a great atmospheric absorption efficiency. This study provides unprecedented insights into aerosol optical properties and their radiative forcings in the Kathmandu Valley.