Articles | Volume 19, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-8879-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-8879-2019
Research article
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12 Jul 2019
Research article |  | 12 Jul 2019

Is positive correlation between cloud droplet effective radius and aerosol optical depth over land due to retrieval artifacts or real physical processes?

Hailing Jia, Xiaoyan Ma, Johannes Quaas, Yan Yin, and Tom Qiu

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AR by Hailing Jia on behalf of the Authors (08 May 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (09 May 2019) by Jianping Huang
AR by Hailing Jia on behalf of the Authors (10 May 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (14 May 2019) by Jianping Huang
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (14 May 2019)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (10 Jun 2019)
ED: Publish as is (11 Jun 2019) by Jianping Huang
AR by Hailing Jia on behalf of the Authors (11 Jun 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
We systematically assess how and to what extent satellite retrieval biases may affect correlations, as well as explore the underlying physical mechanisms. It is noted that the retrieval biases of both cloud and aerosol can result in a serious overestimation of the slope of CER–AI. Positive correlations more likely to occur in the case of drier cloud top and stronger turbulence in clouds, implying entrainment mixing might be a possible physical interpretation for such a positive CER–AI slope.
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