Sensitivity of atmospheric aerosol scavenging to precipitation intensity and frequency in the context of global climate change

Hou, Pei; Wu, Shiliang; McCarty, Jessica L.; Gao, Yang

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-8173-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-8173-2018

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13 Jun 2018

Research article |

| 13 Jun 2018

Sensitivity of atmospheric aerosol scavenging to precipitation intensity and frequency in the context of global climate change

Pei Hou, Shiliang Wu, Jessica L. McCarty, and Yang Gao

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RC1: 'Review of "Sensitivity of atmospheric aerosol scavenging to precipitation intensity and frequency in the context of global climate change"', Anonymous Referee #3, 08 Jan 2018
- AC1: 'Author responses', Shiliang Wu, 21 Mar 2018
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Jan 2018
- AC1: 'Author responses', Shiliang Wu, 21 Mar 2018
RC3: 'Wet deposition lifetime changes over LGM/Current', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Jan 2018
- AC1: 'Author responses', Shiliang Wu, 21 Mar 2018
AC1: 'Author responses', Shiliang Wu, 21 Mar 2018
AC2: 'Updated MS', Shiliang Wu, 22 Mar 2018

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

AR by Shiliang Wu on behalf of the Authors (07 Apr 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Apr 2018) by Peter Hess

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (08 May 2018)

ED: Publish as is (21 May 2018) by Peter Hess

AR by Shiliang Wu on behalf of the Authors (31 May 2018) Manuscript

Short summary

Atmospheric aerosols can be affected not only by emissions, but also meteorology, in particular precipitation. Analyses of the historical meteorological data based on multiple datasets show significant changes in precipitation characteristics, including precipitation intensity and frequency, over various regions around the world. We find that the precipitation changes over the past 30 years can easily lead to perturbations in atmospheric aerosols by 10 % or higher at the regional scale.