Numerical simulations of aerosol radiative effects and their impact on clouds and atmospheric dynamics over southern West Africa

Deetz, Konrad; Vogel, Heike; Knippertz, Peter; Adler, Bianca; Taylor, Jonathan; Coe, Hugh; Bower, Keith; Haslett, Sophie; Flynn, Michael; Dorsey, James; Crawford, Ian; Kottmeier, Christoph; Vogel, Bernhard

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-9767-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 13

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-9767-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-9767-2018

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Articles | Volume 18, issue 13

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11 Jul 2018

Research article |

| 11 Jul 2018

Numerical simulations of aerosol radiative effects and their impact on clouds and atmospheric dynamics over southern West Africa

Konrad Deetz, Heike Vogel, Peter Knippertz, Bianca Adler, Jonathan Taylor, Hugh Coe, Keith Bower, Sophie Haslett, Michael Flynn, James Dorsey, Ian Crawford, Christoph Kottmeier, and Bernhard Vogel

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Apr 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to RC1', Konrad Deetz, 19 Jun 2018
RC2: 'Referee Comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Apr 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to RC2', Konrad Deetz, 19 Jun 2018
RC3: 'review', Anonymous Referee #3, 17 Apr 2018
- AC3: 'Reply to RC3', Konrad Deetz, 19 Jun 2018

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AR by Konrad Deetz on behalf of the Authors (19 Jun 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Jun 2018) by Barbara Ervens

ED: Publish as is (25 Jun 2018) by Barbara Ervens

AR by Konrad Deetz on behalf of the Authors (25 Jun 2018) Manuscript

Short summary

Highly resolved process study simulations for 2–3 July are conducted with COSMO-ART to assess the aerosol direct and indirect effect on meteorological conditions over southern West Africa. The meteorological phenomena of Atlantic inflow and stratus-to-cumulus transition are identified as highly susceptible to the aerosol direct effect, leading to a spatial shift of the Atlantic inflow front and a temporal shift of the stratus-to-cumulus transition with changes in the aerosol amount.