Aerosol distribution in the northern Gulf of Guinea: local anthropogenic sources, long-range transport, and the role of coastal shallow circulations

Flamant, Cyrille; Deroubaix, Adrien; Chazette, Patrick; Brito, Joel; Gaetani, Marco; Knippertz, Peter; Fink, Andreas H.; de Coetlogon, Gaëlle; Menut, Laurent; Colomb, Aurélie; Denjean, Cyrielle; Meynadier, Rémi; Rosenberg, Philip; Dupuy, Regis; Dominutti, Pamela; Duplissy, Jonathan; Bourrianne, Thierry; Schwarzenboeck, Alfons; Ramonet, Michel; Totems, Julien

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-12363-2018

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27 Aug 2018

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| 27 Aug 2018

Aerosol distribution in the northern Gulf of Guinea: local anthropogenic sources, long-range transport, and the role of coastal shallow circulations

Cyrille Flamant, Adrien Deroubaix, Patrick Chazette, Joel Brito, Marco Gaetani, Peter Knippertz, Andreas H. Fink, Gaëlle de Coetlogon, Laurent Menut, Aurélie Colomb, Cyrielle Denjean, Rémi Meynadier, Philip Rosenberg, Regis Dupuy, Pamela Dominutti, Jonathan Duplissy, Thierry Bourrianne, Alfons Schwarzenboeck, Michel Ramonet, and Julien Totems

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RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Jun 2018
RC2: 'OK day in the life paper, but difficult to interpret', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Jun 2018
AC1: 'Author reply to the reviewers comments', Cyrille Flamant, 14 Jul 2018

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (07 Aug 2018) by Susan van den Heever

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This work sheds light on the complex mechanisms by which coastal shallow circulations distribute atmospheric pollutants over the densely populated southern West African region. Pollutants of concern are anthropogenic emissions from coastal cities, as well as biomass burning aerosol and dust associated with long-range transport. The complex vertical distribution of aerosols over coastal southern West Africa is investigated using airborne observations and numerical simulations.