Estimations of global shortwave direct aerosol radiative effects above opaque water clouds using a combination of A-Train satellite sensors

Kacenelenbogen, Meloë S.; Vaughan, Mark A.; Redemann, Jens; Young, Stuart A.; Liu, Zhaoyan; Hu, Yongxiang; Omar, Ali H.; LeBlanc, Samuel; Shinozuka, Yohei; Livingston, John; Zhang, Qin; Powell, Kathleen A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-4933-2019

Articles | Volume 19, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-4933-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-4933-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 7

Research article

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12 Apr 2019

Research article |

| 12 Apr 2019

Estimations of global shortwave direct aerosol radiative effects above opaque water clouds using a combination of A-Train satellite sensors

Meloë S. Kacenelenbogen, Mark A. Vaughan, Jens Redemann, Stuart A. Young, Zhaoyan Liu, Yongxiang Hu, Ali H. Omar, Samuel LeBlanc, Yohei Shinozuka, John Livingston, Qin Zhang, and Kathleen A. Powell

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RC1: 'review', Anonymous Referee #3, 30 Dec 2018
- AC1: 'Answer to Anonymous Referee #3', Meloe Kacenelenbogen, 15 Mar 2019
RC2: 'Review of Kacenelenbogen et al', Abhay Devasthale, 24 Jan 2019
- AC2: 'Answer to Dr Abhay Devasthale', Meloe Kacenelenbogen, 15 Mar 2019

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AR by Meloe Kacenelenbogen on behalf of the Authors (19 Mar 2019)

Short summary

Significant efforts are required to estimate the direct radiative effects of aerosols above clouds (DARE_cloudy). We have used a combination of passive and active A-Train satellite sensors and derive mainly positive global and regional DARE_cloudy values (e.g., global seasonal values between 0.13 and 0.26 W m^-2). Despite differences in methods and sensors, the DARE_cloudy values in this study are generally higher than previously reported. We discuss the primary reasons for these higher estimates.