Effect of anthropogenic aerosol emissions on precipitation in warm conveyor belts in the western North Pacific in winter – a model study with ECHAM6-HAM

Joos, Hanna; Madonna, Erica; Witlox, Kasja; Ferrachat, Sylvaine; Wernli, Heini; Lohmann, Ulrike

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-6243-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-6243-2017

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

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-6243-2017

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

Articles | Volume 17, issue 10

Research article

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22 May 2017

Research article |

| 22 May 2017

Effect of anthropogenic aerosol emissions on precipitation in warm conveyor belts in the western North Pacific in winter – a model study with ECHAM6-HAM

Hanna Joos, Erica Madonna, Kasja Witlox, Sylvaine Ferrachat, Heini Wernli, and Ulrike Lohmann

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RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Nov 2016
- AC1: 'Answer to Reviewer 1', Hanna Joos, 24 Mar 2017
RC2: 'Review of “Effect of anthropogenic aerosol emissions on precipitation in warm conveyor belts in the western North Pacific in winter - a model study with ECHAM6-HAM”, by Joos et. al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Nov 2016
- AC2: 'Answer to Reviewer 2', Hanna Joos, 24 Mar 2017

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AR by Hanna Joos on behalf of the Authors (24 Mar 2017) Author's response

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (30 Mar 2017) by Aijun Ding

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (12 Apr 2017)

ED: Publish as is (17 Apr 2017) by Aijun Ding

Short summary

The influence of pollution on the precipitation formation in warm conveyor belts (WCBs), the most rising air streams in low-pressure systems is investigated. We investigate in detail the cloud properties and resulting precipitation along these rising airstreams which are simulated with a global climate model. Overall, no big impact of aerosols on precipitation can be seen, however, when comparing the most polluted/cleanest WCBs, a suppression of precipitation by aerosols is observed.