Impact of North America on the aerosol composition in the North Atlantic free troposphere

García, M. Isabel; Rodríguez, Sergio; Alastuey, Andrés

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-7387-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-7387-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-7387-2017

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

Articles | Volume 17, issue 12

Research article

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20 Jun 2017

Research article |

| 20 Jun 2017

Impact of North America on the aerosol composition in the North Atlantic free troposphere

M. Isabel García, Sergio Rodríguez, and Andrés Alastuey

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RC1: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Mar 2017
- AC1: 'reply to comments of reviewer 1', Sergio Rodríguez, 21 Apr 2017
RC2: 'Review of García et al., “Impact of North America on the aerosol composition in the North Atlantic free troposphere”', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Mar 2017
- AC2: 'reply to comments of reviewer 2', Sergio Rodríguez, 21 Apr 2017
RC3: 'Referee Comment', Anonymous Referee #3, 07 May 2017
- AC3: 'reply to comments of reviewer 3', Sergio Rodríguez, 08 May 2017

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AR by Sergio Rodríguez on behalf of the Authors (08 May 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (10 May 2017) by Lynn M. Russell

AR by Sergio Rodríguez on behalf of the Authors (11 May 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (22 May 2017) by Lynn M. Russell

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We measured the composition of the aerosols linked to transatlantic transport from North America to Izaña Observatory, Tenerife. The eastward-moving depressions prompt aerosols export. The seasonal shift of the westerlies stream over the aerosol sources prompts seasonality in the aerosol composition. High loads of dust, organics and sulfate occur in spring and elemental carbon occurs in summer. Aerosol population in the westerly winds over the North Atlantic is dominated by dust and organics.