How much of the global aerosol optical depth is found in the boundary layer and free troposphere?

Bourgeois, Quentin; Ekman, Annica M. L.; Renard, Jean-Baptiste; Krejci, Radovan; Devasthale, Abhay; Bender, Frida A.-M.; Riipinen, Ilona; Berthet, Gwenaël; Tackett, Jason L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7709-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7709-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7709-2018

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

Articles | Volume 18, issue 10

Research article

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01 Jun 2018

Research article |

| 01 Jun 2018

How much of the global aerosol optical depth is found in the boundary layer and free troposphere?

Quentin Bourgeois, Annica M. L. Ekman, Jean-Baptiste Renard, Radovan Krejci, Abhay Devasthale, Frida A.-M. Bender, Ilona Riipinen, Gwenaël Berthet, and Jason L. Tackett

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SC1: 'nice paper, but needs better uncertainty analysis', John Ogren, 17 Nov 2017
- AC1: 'SC1', Quentin Bourgeois, 02 Mar 2018
RC1: 'Reviewer 2', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'RC1', Quentin Bourgeois, 02 Mar 2018
RC2: 'review of Bourgeois et al', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Dec 2017
- AC3: 'RC2', Quentin Bourgeois, 02 Mar 2018

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

AR by Quentin Bourgeois on behalf of the Authors (02 Mar 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (12 Mar 2018) by Anne Perring

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (20 Mar 2018)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Apr 2018) by Anne Perring

AR by Quentin Bourgeois on behalf of the Authors (02 May 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (15 May 2018) by Anne Perring

AR by Quentin Bourgeois on behalf of the Authors (17 May 2018)

Short summary

The altitude of aerosols is crucial as they can impact cloud formation and radiation. In this study, satellite observations have been used to characterize the global aerosol optical depth (AOD) in the boundary layer and the free troposphere. The free troposphere contributes 39 % to the global AOD during daytime. Overall, the results have implications for the description of budgets, sources, sinks and transport of aerosol particles as presently described in the atmospheric model.