Aerosol liquid water content in the moist southern West African monsoon layer and its radiative impact

Deetz, Konrad; Vogel, Heike; Haslett, Sophie; Knippertz, Peter; Coe, Hugh; Vogel, Bernhard

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-14271-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-14271-2018

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09 Oct 2018

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| 09 Oct 2018

Aerosol liquid water content in the moist southern West African monsoon layer and its radiative impact

Konrad Deetz, Heike Vogel, Sophie Haslett, Peter Knippertz, Hugh Coe, and Bernhard Vogel

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Final revised paper (published on 09 Oct 2018)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Referee comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Jul 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to RC1', Konrad Deetz, 04 Aug 2018
RC2: 'Referee Comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Jul 2018
- RC3: 'Referee Comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Jul 2018
  - AC3: 'Reply to RC3', Konrad Deetz, 04 Aug 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to RC2', Konrad Deetz, 04 Aug 2018

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AR by Konrad Deetz on behalf of the Authors (04 Aug 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Aug 2018) by Susan van den Heever

AR by Konrad Deetz on behalf of the Authors (31 Aug 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (18 Sep 2018) by Susan van den Heever

AR by Konrad Deetz on behalf of the Authors (19 Sep 2018) Manuscript

Short summary

Water uptake can significantly increase the size and therefore alters the optical properties of aerosols. Our model study reveals that the high moisture and aerosol burden in the southern West African monsoon layer makes it favorable to quantify properties that determine the aerosol liquid water content and its impact on the aerosol optical depth and radiative transfer. Especially in moist tropical environments the relative humidity impact on AOD has to be considered in atmospheric models.