Long-term study on coarse mode aerosols in the Amazon rain forest with the frequent intrusion of Saharan dust plumes

Moran-Zuloaga, Daniel; Ditas, Florian; Walter, David; Saturno, Jorge; Brito, Joel; Carbone, Samara; Chi, Xuguang; Hrabě de Angelis, Isabella; Baars, Holger; Godoi, Ricardo H. M.; Heese, Birgit; Holanda, Bruna A.; Lavrič, Jošt V.; Martin, Scot T.; Ming, Jing; Pöhlker, Mira L.; Ruckteschler, Nina; Su, Hang; Wang, Yaqiang; Wang, Qiaoqiao; Wang, Zhibin; Weber, Bettina; Wolff, Stefan; Artaxo, Paulo; Pöschl, Ulrich; Andreae, Meinrat O.; Pöhlker, Christopher

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-10055-2018

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16 Jul 2018

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| 16 Jul 2018

Long-term study on coarse mode aerosols in the Amazon rain forest with the frequent intrusion of Saharan dust plumes

Daniel Moran-Zuloaga, Florian Ditas, David Walter, Jorge Saturno, Joel Brito, Samara Carbone, Xuguang Chi, Isabella Hrabě de Angelis, Holger Baars, Ricardo H. M. Godoi, Birgit Heese, Bruna A. Holanda, Jošt V. Lavrič, Scot T. Martin, Jing Ming, Mira L. Pöhlker, Nina Ruckteschler, Hang Su, Yaqiang Wang, Qiaoqiao Wang, Zhibin Wang, Bettina Weber, Stefan Wolff, Paulo Artaxo, Ulrich Pöschl, Meinrat O. Andreae, and Christopher Pöhlker

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AC1: 'Figure 1 correction', Daniel Moran, 14 Dec 2017
RC1: 'Review of "Long-term study on coarse mode aerosols in the Amazon rain forest with the frequent intrusion of Saharan dust plumes"', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Feb 2018
- AC2: 'Response to the referees #1 (Daniel Moran-Zuloaga et al., Long-Term study on coarse mode aerosols in the Amazon rain forest with the frequent intrusion of Saharan dust plumes, ACP-2017-1043)', Daniel Moran, 20 Apr 2018
  - AC4: 'Corrected Response', Daniel Moran, 09 May 2018
RC2: 'Review of “Long-term study on coarse mode aerosols in the Amazon rain forest with the frequent intrusion of Saharan dust plumes”', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Feb 2018
- AC3: 'Response to the referees #2 (Daniel Moran-Zuloaga et al., Long-Term study on coarse mode aerosols in the Amazon rain forest with the frequent intrusion of Saharan dust plumes, ACP-2017-1043)', Daniel Moran, 20 Apr 2018
  - AC5: 'Corrected Response', Daniel Moran, 09 May 2018

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AR by Daniel Moran on behalf of the Authors (20 Apr 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (12 May 2018) by Markku Kulmala

AR by Daniel Moran on behalf of the Authors (22 May 2018)

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This study presents multiple years of aerosol coarse mode observations at the remote ATTO site in the Amazon Basin. The results are discussed in light of the frequent and episodic long-range transport of Saharan dust plumes in the early wet season as well as the persistent background bioaerosol cycling in the rain forest ecosystem. This work provides a solid basis for future studies on the dynamic coarse mode aerosol cycling and its biogeochemical relevance in the Amazon.