AIRUSE-LIFE +: estimation of natural source contributions to urban ambient air PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2. 5</sub> concentrations in southern Europe – implications to compliance with limit values

Diapouli, Evangelia; Manousakas, Manousos I.; Vratolis, Stergios; Vasilatou, Vasiliki; Pateraki, Stella; Bairachtari, Kyriaki A.; Querol, Xavier; Amato, Fulvio; Alastuey, Andrés; Karanasiou, Angeliki A.; Lucarelli, Franco; Nava, Silvia; Calzolai, Giulia; Gianelle, Vorne L.; Colombi, Cristina; Alves, Célia; Custódio, Danilo; Pio, Casimiro; Spyrou, Christos; Kallos, George B.; Eleftheriadis, Konstantinos

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3673-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3673-2017

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15 Mar 2017

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AIRUSE-LIFE +: estimation of natural source contributions to urban ambient air PM₁₀ and PM_2. 5 concentrations in southern Europe – implications to compliance with limit values

Evangelia Diapouli, Manousos I. Manousakas, Stergios Vratolis, Vasiliki Vasilatou, Stella Pateraki, Kyriaki A. Bairachtari, Xavier Querol, Fulvio Amato, Andrés Alastuey, Angeliki A. Karanasiou, Franco Lucarelli, Silvia Nava, Giulia Calzolai, Vorne L. Gianelle, Cristina Colombi, Célia Alves, Danilo Custódio, Casimiro Pio, Christos Spyrou, George B. Kallos, and Konstantinos Eleftheriadis

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RC1: 'AIRUSE-LIFE +: Estimation of natural source contributions to urban ambient air PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations in Southern Europe. Implications to compliance with limit values', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Oct 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2', Evangelia Diapouli, 05 Jan 2017
RC2: 'Review MS no. acp-2016-781', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Oct 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1', Evangelia Diapouli, 05 Jan 2017
RC3: 'Referee Comments', Anonymous Referee #3, 20 Oct 2016
- AC3: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #3', Evangelia Diapouli, 05 Jan 2017

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AR by Evangelia Diapouli on behalf of the Authors (13 Jan 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (01 Feb 2017) by Willy Maenhaut

The authors have reasonably addressed the interactive comments and they have modified their manuscript accordingly.
However, in contrast to what the authors claim in their reply to the first comment of Anonymous Referee #1, "sources' contribution" was not corrected everywhere. There are still 5 instances where it is used. I suggest replacing "natural sources' contribution(s)" by "the contribution(s) of natural sources". Also, on page 8, line 3, "models' results" should be replaced by "the results from the various models".

Besides, I have several comments myself that need to be taken into account before this manuscript can be published in ACP.
When "sea salt" is used as an adjective there should be a hyphen between the two words; thus it should be replaced by "sea-salt" in this case, starting on page 1, lines 22 and lines 29-30.
Page 1, line 25: Replace "in Eastern" by "in the Eastern".
Page 2, line 9: Replace "long range" by "long-range".
Page 3, line 10: Replace "2016" by "2017".
Page 4, line 9: Replace "by Hybrid" by "by the Hybrid".
Page 4, line 13: Replace "by Flextra" by "by the Flextra".
Page 4, line 25: Replace "and earth's" by "and the earth's".
Page 5, line 7: Replace "on PMF" by "on the PMF".
Page 5, line 20: Replace "by SKIRON/Dust" by "by the SKIRON/Dust".
Page 5, line 27: Replace "Wildfires contribution" by "The contribution from wildfires".
Page 6, line 1: Replace "of African" by "of the African".
Page 6, line 7: Replace "African dust" by "The African dust".
Page 6, line 7: Replace "in Eastern" by "in the Eastern".
Page 6, line 9: Replace "on May" by "in May".
Page 6, line 11: Replace "dust to" by "dust to the".
Page 6, line 12: Replace "contributions to" by "contributions to the".
Page 6, line 13: Replace "between net" by "between the net".
Page 6, line 15: Replace "High" by "A high".
Page 6, line 16: Replace "in western" by "in the western".
Page 6, line 17: Replace "African dust" by "The African dust".
Page 6, line 18: Replace "during summer" by "during the summer".
Page 6, line 25: Replace "Sea salt" by "The sea-salt".
Page 6, line 28: Replace "at AIRUSE" by "at the AIRUSE".
Page 6, line 31: Replace "at the Mediterranean" by "in the Mediterranean".
Page 7, line 1: Replace "Large scale" by "Large-scale".
Page 7, line 2: Replace "PM levels" by "the PM levels".
Page 7, line 3: Replace "contribution to" by "the contribution to".
Page 7, line 10: Replace "from PM10" by "from the PM10".
Page 7, line 14: Replace "Similar decrease" by "A similar decrease".
Page 7, line 16: Replace "to marginal" by "to a marginal".
Page 7, line 19: Replace "for AIRUSE" by "for the AIRUSE".
Page 7, line 22: Replace "Average contributions of natural sources to PM10 concentrations at each" by "The average contributions of natural sources to the PM10 concentrations in each".
Page 7, line 23: Replace "Average" by "The average".
Page 7, line 26: Replace "In Barcelona" by "In the Barcelona".
Page 7, line 27: Replace "no dusts events" by "no dust events".
Page 7, line 30: Replace "Exceedances" by "The exceedances".
Page 7, line 31: Replace "Mean annual" by "The mean annual".
Page 8, line 2: Replace "AIRUSE" by "the AIRUSE".
Page 8, line 15: Replace "of (N3)" by "of the (N3)".
Page 9, line 7: Replace "even higher" by "even a higher".
Page 9, lines 9-10: It is unclear why no PM2.5 or PMcoarse data were available for the Florence site. PM2.5 and PM10 samples were collected at this site. Some explanation is needed.
Page 9, line 27: Replace "by SKIRON/Dust" by "by the SKIRON/Dust".
Page 9, line 27: Replace "and BSC-DREAM8b" by "and the BSC-DREAM8b".
Page 9, line 28: Replace "model calculated" by "model the calculated".
Page 9, line 31: Replace "constrains" by "constraints".
Page 10, line 1: Replace "results with Athens" by "results as Athens".
Page 10, line 7: Replace "AIRUSE data" by "the AIRUSE data".
Page 10, line 9: Replace "that natural" by "that the natural".
Page 10, line 10: Replace "African dust contribution to PM" by "The African dust contribution to the PM".
Page 10, line 11: Replace "in Eastern Mediterranean" by "in the Eastern Mediterranean".
Page 10, line 13: Replace "to PM10" by "to the PM10".
Page 10, line 15: Replace "western" by "the western".
Page 10, line 16: Replace "Sea salt" by "The sea-salt".
Page 10, line 18: Replace "AIRUSE sites" by "the AIRUSE sites".
Page 10, line 21: Replace "to PM" by "to the PM".
Page 10, line 23: Replace "contribution" by "the contribution".
Page 10, line 29: Replace "with input" by "with as input".
Page 10, line 30: Replace "Analysis of" by "The analysis of".
Page 11, line 2: Replace "long range" by "long-range".
Page 11, line 12: Replace "of BSC-DREAM8b" by "of the BSC-DREAM8b".
Page 18, line 1: Replace "to PM10" by "to the PM10".
Page 19, line 1: Replace "to PM2.5" by "to the PM2.5".
Page 20, line 3: Replace "95%" by "the 95%".
Page 20, line 3: Replace "parenthesis" by "parenthesis".
Page 21, line 6: The "-3" of "m-3" should be in superscript.
Page 21, line 6: Replace "EU" by "the EU".
Page 21, line 8: Replace "AIRUSE sites" by "the AIRUSE sites".
Page 21, line 9: Replace "EU" by "the EU".
Page 21, line 19: Replace "95%" by "the 95%".
Page 21, line 23: Replace "95%" by "the 95%".
Page 21, line 26: Replace "95%" by "the 95%".
Page 21, line 29: Replace "95%" by "the 95%".
Page 22, line 1: Replace "of PMF model" by "of the PMF model".
Page 22, line 5: Replace "SKIRON/Dust" by "the SKIRON/Dust".
Page 22, line 5: Replace "BSC-DREAM8b" by "the BSC-DREAM8b".
Page 22, line 6: Replace "95%" by "the 95%".

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AR by Evangelia Diapouli on behalf of the Authors (07 Feb 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (16 Feb 2017) by Willy Maenhaut

AR by Evangelia Diapouli on behalf of the Authors (16 Feb 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (17 Feb 2017) by Willy Maenhaut

AR by Evangelia Diapouli on behalf of the Authors (27 Feb 2017)

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This study examined the contribution of two natural sources (long-range transport of African dust and sea salt) to the airborne particulate matter concentrations, in 5 southern European cities (Porto, Barcelona, Milan, Florence, Athens). The results demonstrated that natural sources are often expressed with high-intensity events, leading even to exceedances of the EU air quality standards. This effect was more pronounced in the case of African dust intrusions in the eastern Mediterranean area.

AIRUSE-LIFE +: estimation of natural source contributions to urban ambient air PM10 and PM2. 5 concentrations in southern Europe – implications to compliance with limit values

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