Optical properties of Central Asian aerosol relevant for spaceborne lidar applications and aerosol typing at 355 and 532&thinsp;nm

Hofer, Julian; Ansmann, Albert; Althausen, Dietrich; Engelmann, Ronny; Baars, Holger; Fomba, Khanneh Wadinga; Wandinger, Ulla; Abdullaev, Sabur F.; Makhmudov, Abduvosit N.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-9265-2020

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06 Aug 2020

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| 06 Aug 2020

Optical properties of Central Asian aerosol relevant for spaceborne lidar applications and aerosol typing at 355 and 532 nm

Julian Hofer, Albert Ansmann, Dietrich Althausen, Ronny Engelmann, Holger Baars, Khanneh Wadinga Fomba, Ulla Wandinger, Sabur F. Abdullaev, and Abduvosit N. Makhmudov

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RC1: 'the manuscript should be self-contained', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Apr 2020
- AC1: 'reply-letter', J. Hofer, 17 Jun 2020
RC2: 'Optical properties of dust in the Central Asian region- Some suggestions for the paper', Ali Omar, 11 May 2020
- AC2: 'reply-letter', J. Hofer, 17 Jun 2020

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AR by Julian Hofer on behalf of the Authors (17 Jun 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 Jun 2020) by Eduardo Landulfo

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (19 Jun 2020)

RR by Ali Omar (30 Jun 2020)

ED: Publish as is (03 Jul 2020) by Eduardo Landulfo

AR by Julian Hofer on behalf of the Authors (05 Jul 2020) Manuscript

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For the first time, a dense data set of particle extinction-to-backscatter ratios (lidar ratios), depolarization ratios, and backscatter- and extinction-related Ångström exponents for a Central Asian site are presented. The observations were performed with a continuously running multiwavelength polarization Raman lidar at Dushanbe, Tajikistan, during an 18-month campaign. The found optical properties reflect the large range of occurring aerosol mixtures.