Implementing microscopic charcoal particles into a global aerosol–climate model

Gilgen, Anina; Adolf, Carole; Brugger, Sandra O.; Ickes, Luisa; Schwikowski, Margit; van Leeuwen, Jacqueline F. N.; Tinner, Willy; Lohmann, Ulrike

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-11813-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 16

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-11813-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-11813-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 16

Research article

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20 Aug 2018

Research article |

| 20 Aug 2018

Implementing microscopic charcoal particles into a global aerosol–climate model

Anina Gilgen, Carole Adolf, Sandra O. Brugger, Luisa Ickes, Margit Schwikowski, Jacqueline F. N. van Leeuwen, Willy Tinner, and Ulrike Lohmann

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RC1: 'Reviewer comments', Brian Magi, 28 Mar 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to Brian Magi', Anina Gilgen, 10 Jun 2018
RC2: 'Review of "Implementing Microscopic Charcoal Particles Into a Global...", Gilgen et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 May 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to referee 2', Anina Gilgen, 10 Jun 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Anina Gilgen on behalf of the Authors (18 Jun 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (27 Jun 2018) by Frank Dentener

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (05 Jul 2018)

ED: Publish as is (28 Jul 2018) by Frank Dentener

AR by Anina Gilgen on behalf of the Authors (03 Aug 2018)

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AA by Anina Gilgen on behalf of the Authors (16 Aug 2018) Author's adjustment Manuscript

EA: Adjustments approved (16 Aug 2018) by Frank Dentener

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Microscopic charcoal particles are fire-specific tracers, which are presently the primary source for reconstructing past fire activity. In this study, we implement microscopic charcoal particles into a global aerosol–climate model to better understand the transport of charcoal on a large scale. We find that the model captures a significant portion of the spatial variability but fails to reproduce the extreme variability observed in the charcoal data.