Estimates of the aerosol indirect effect over the Baltic Sea region derived from 12 years of MODIS observations

Saponaro, Giulia; Kolmonen, Pekka; Sogacheva, Larisa; Rodriguez, Edith; Virtanen, Timo; de Leeuw, Gerrit

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3133-2017

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28 Feb 2017

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| 28 Feb 2017

Estimates of the aerosol indirect effect over the Baltic Sea region derived from 12 years of MODIS observations

Giulia Saponaro, Pekka Kolmonen, Larisa Sogacheva, Edith Rodriguez, Timo Virtanen, and Gerrit de Leeuw

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RC1: 'Review by Saponaro et al. (2016), ACPD.', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Nov 2016
- AC1: 'Answers to Referee #1 comments', Giulia Saponaro, 31 Jan 2017
RC2: '“Estimates of the aerosol indirect effect over the Baltic Sea region derived from twelve years of MODIS observations” by Giulia Saponaro et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Nov 2016
- AC2: 'Answers to Referee #2 comments', Giulia Saponaro, 31 Jan 2017

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AR by Giulia Saponaro on behalf of the Authors (14 Feb 2017)

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The effect of aerosol upon cloud properties is studied over the Baltic Sea region, which presents a distinct contrast of aerosol loading between the clean Fennoscandia and the polluted area of central–eastern Europe. Statistically significant positive values are found over the Baltic Sea and Fennoscandia, while negative values are found over central–eastern Europe, contradicting the theory of aerosol indirect effect on clouds.