A new statistical approach to improve the satellite-based estimation of the radiative forcing by aerosol–cloud interactions

Patel, Piyushkumar N.; Quaas, Johannes; Kumar, Raj

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3687-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3687-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-3687-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 5

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16 Mar 2017

Research article |

| 16 Mar 2017

A new statistical approach to improve the satellite-based estimation of the radiative forcing by aerosol–cloud interactions

Piyushkumar N. Patel, Johannes Quaas, and Raj Kumar

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RC1: 'Reviewer comments:acp-2016-680', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Sep 2016
- AC1: 'Response to the Anonymous Referee 1's Comments', Piyush Patel, 02 Feb 2017
RC2: 'Review of ``A new statistical approach to improve the satellite based estimation of the radiative forcing by aerosol-cloud interactions''', Anonymous Referee #3, 29 Nov 2016
- AC2: 'Response to the Anonymous Referee 3's Comments', Piyush Patel, 02 Feb 2017

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Radiative forcing by aerosol–cloud interactions (RF_aci) remains highly uncertain and difficult to quantify on the basis of current knowledge. The present study reassesses the estimated RF_aci by using a new statistical fitting approach, which improves the quantification of RF_aci with less uncertainty. The present work helps to improve the parameterisation of RF_aci in the present climate model.