Revisiting the relationship between Atlantic dust and tropical cyclone activity using aerosol optical depth reanalyses: 2003–2018

Xian, Peng; Klotzbach, Philip J.; Dunion, Jason P.; Janiga, Matthew A.; Reid, Jeffrey S.; Colarco, Peter R.; Kipling, Zak

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-15357-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 23

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-15357-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-15357-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 23

Research article

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11 Dec 2020

Research article |

| 11 Dec 2020

Revisiting the relationship between Atlantic dust and tropical cyclone activity using aerosol optical depth reanalyses: 2003–2018

Peng Xian, Philip J. Klotzbach, Jason P. Dunion, Matthew A. Janiga, Jeffrey S. Reid, Peter R. Colarco, and Zak Kipling

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RC1: 'Paper Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Aug 2020
- AC3: 'Reply to RC1', P. Xian, 13 Sep 2020
- AC4: 'Reply to RC1', P. Xian, 13 Sep 2020
RC2: 'Revisiting the Relationship between Atlantic Dust and Tropical Cyclone Activity usingAerosol Optical Depth Reanalyses: 2003-2018. Peng Xian, Philip J. Klotzbach, Jason P. Dunion, Matthew A. Janiga, Jeffrey S. Reid ,Peter R. Colarco and Zak Kipling', Anonymous Referee #1, 08 Sep 2020
- AC1: 'Reply to RC1', P. Xian, 13 Sep 2020
- AC2: 'reply to RC2', P. Xian, 13 Sep 2020

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AR by P. Xian on behalf of the Authors (13 Sep 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (30 Sep 2020) by Jayanarayanan Kuttippurath

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (03 Oct 2020)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (08 Oct 2020) by Jayanarayanan Kuttippurath

AR by P. Xian on behalf of the Authors (17 Oct 2020) Author's response Manuscript

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Using dust AOD (DAOD) data from three aerosol reanalyses, we explored the correlative relationships between DAOD and multiple indices representing seasonal Atlantic TC activities. A robust negative correlation with Caribbean DAOD and Atlantic TC activity was found. We documented for the first time the regional differences of this relationship for over the Caribbean and the tropical North Atlantic. We also evaluated the impacts of potential confounding climate factors in this relationship.