Articles | Volume 19, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-14979-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-14979-2019
Research article
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11 Dec 2019
Research article |  | 11 Dec 2019

Evidence of the complexity of aerosol transport in the lower troposphere on the Namibian coast during AEROCLO-sA

Patrick Chazette, Cyrille Flamant, Julien Totems, Marco Gaetani, Gwendoline Smith, Alexandre Baron, Xavier Landsheere, Karine Desboeufs, Jean-François Doussin, and Paola Formenti

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AR by Patrick Chazette on behalf of the Authors (17 Sep 2019)  Author's response 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Sep 2019) by Paquita Zuidema
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (01 Oct 2019)
RR by Michael Diamond (03 Oct 2019)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (03 Oct 2019) by Paquita Zuidema
AR by Patrick Chazette on behalf of the Authors (11 Oct 2019)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (26 Oct 2019) by Paquita Zuidema
AR by Patrick Chazette on behalf of the Authors (27 Oct 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (28 Oct 2019) by Paquita Zuidema
AR by Patrick Chazette on behalf of the Authors (29 Oct 2019)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Evolution of the vertical distribution and optical properties of aerosols in the free troposphere is analysed for the first time over the Namibian coast, a region where uncertainties on aerosol–cloud coupling in climate simulations are significant. The high variability of atmospheric aerosol composition is highlighted using a combination of ground-based, airborne and space-borne lidar. Aerosols are mainly transported from Angola, but part of the highest aerosol layer may come from South America.
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