The role of droplet sedimentation in the evolution of low-level clouds over southern West Africa

Dearden, Christopher; Hill, Adrian; Coe, Hugh; Choularton, Tom

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-14253-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-14253-2018

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09 Oct 2018

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| 09 Oct 2018

The role of droplet sedimentation in the evolution of low-level clouds over southern West Africa

Christopher Dearden, Adrian Hill, Hugh Coe, and Tom Choularton

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RC1: 'Referee comment for Dearden et al, acp-2018-269', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 May 2018
RC2: 'Referee Comment on The role of droplet sedimentation in the evolution of low level clouds over southern West Africa by Dearden et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 May 2018
AC1: 'Responses to reviewer comments', Chris Dearden, 26 Jul 2018

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AR by Christopher Dearden on behalf of the Authors (02 Aug 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (11 Aug 2018) by Susan van den Heever

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ED: Publish as is (30 Aug 2018) by Susan van den Heever

AR by Christopher Dearden on behalf of the Authors (07 Sep 2018)

Short summary

We perform computer simulations of the life cycle of low-lying clouds over southern West Africa during the monsoon season. Such clouds tend not to produce much precipitation, but they do affect the regional climate by modifying the amount of sunlight reaching the surface. The aim of this work is to understand the factors that influence the growth and break-up of these clouds. We show that the number of water droplets contained within the clouds affects how quickly they dissipate.