Airborne and ground-based measurements of aerosol optical depth of freshly emitted anthropogenic plumes in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region

Baibakov, Konstantin; LeBlanc, Samuel; Ranjbar, Keyvan; O'Neill, Norman T.; Wolde, Mengistu; Redemann, Jens; Pistone, Kristina; Li, Shao-Meng; Liggio, John; Hayden, Katherine; Chan, Tak W.; Wheeler, Michael J.; Nichman, Leonid; Flynn, Connor; Johnson, Roy

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-10671-2021

Articles | Volume 21, issue 13

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-10671-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-10671-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 13

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14 Jul 2021

Research article |

| 14 Jul 2021

Airborne and ground-based measurements of aerosol optical depth of freshly emitted anthropogenic plumes in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region

Konstantin Baibakov, Samuel LeBlanc, Keyvan Ranjbar, Norman T. O'Neill, Mengistu Wolde, Jens Redemann, Kristina Pistone, Shao-Meng Li, John Liggio, Katherine Hayden, Tak W. Chan, Michael J. Wheeler, Leonid Nichman, Connor Flynn, and Roy Johnson

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RC1: 'Review of Baibakov Athabasca aerosol paper', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Jan 2021
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Konstantin Baibakov, 30 Apr 2021
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Jan 2021
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Konstantin Baibakov, 30 Apr 2021

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AR by Konstantin Baibakov on behalf of the Authors (30 Apr 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (07 Jun 2021) by Barbara Ervens

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We find that the airborne measurements of the vertical extinction due to aerosols (aerosol optical depth, AOD) obtained in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) can significantly exceed ground-based values. This can have an effect on estimating the AOSR radiative impact and is relevant to satellite validation based on ground-based measurements. We also show that the AOD can marginally increase as the plumes are being transported away from the source and the new particles are being formed.