Articles | Volume 21, issue 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-11669-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-11669-2021
Research article
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06 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 06 Aug 2021

Estimating radiative forcing efficiency of dust aerosol based on direct satellite observations: case studies over the Sahara and Taklimakan Desert

Lin Tian, Lin Chen, Peng Zhang, and Lei Bi

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on acp-2020-1113', Anonymous Referee #1, 10 Feb 2021
    • AC4: 'Reply on RC1', Peng Zhang, 24 Apr 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on acp-2020-1113', Anonymous Referee #4, 27 Mar 2021
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Peng Zhang, 24 Apr 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Peng Zhang on behalf of the Authors (24 Apr 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (08 Jun 2021) by Yves Balkanski
AR by Peng Zhang on behalf of the Authors (17 Jun 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (05 Jul 2021) by Yves Balkanski
AR by Peng Zhang on behalf of the Authors (06 Jul 2021)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
The result shows dust aerosols from the Taklimakan Desert have higher aerosol scattering during dust storm cases of this paper, and this caused higher negative direct radiative forcing efficiency (DRFEdust) than aerosols from the Sahara. The microphysical properties and particle shapes of dust aerosol significantly influence DRFEdust. The satellite-based equi-albedo method has a unique advantage in DRFEdust estimation: it could validate the results derived from the numerical model directly.
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