Articles | Volume 18, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-13265-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-13265-2018
Research article
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14 Sep 2018
Research article |  | 14 Sep 2018

Changes in the aerosol direct radiative forcing from 2001 to 2015: observational constraints and regional mechanisms

Fabien Paulot, David Paynter, Paul Ginoux, Vaishali Naik, and Larry W. Horowitz

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Lorena Grabowski on behalf of the Authors (29 May 2018)  Author's response
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (12 Jun 2018) by Anne Perring
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (17 Jun 2018)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (19 Jun 2018)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (28 Jun 2018) by Anne Perring
AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (24 Jul 2018)  Author's response
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (02 Aug 2018) by Anne Perring
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (14 Aug 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (25 Aug 2018) by Anne Perring
AR by Fabien Paulot on behalf of the Authors (30 Aug 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (31 Aug 2018) by Anne Perring

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AA by Fabien Paulot on behalf of the Authors (13 Sep 2018)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (13 Sep 2018) by Anne Perring
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Short summary
Observations show that the sunlight reflected to space by particles has decreased over the US and Europe, increased over India, and not changed over China from 2001 to 2015. These changes are attributed to different types of particles, namely sulfate over the US and Europe, and black carbon, sulfate, and nitrate over China and India. Our results suggest that the recent shift in human emissions from the US and Europe to Asia has altered their impact on the Earth's outgoing energy.
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