Articles | Volume 21, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-12715-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-12715-2021
Research article
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27 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 27 Aug 2021

Aerosol optical properties derived from POLDER-3/PARASOL (2005–2013) over the Western Mediterranean Sea – Part 2: Spatial distribution and temporal variability

Isabelle Chiapello, Paola Formenti, Lydie Mbemba Kabuiku, Fabrice Ducos, Didier Tanré, and François Dulac

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Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on acp-2020-1155', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Apr 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on acp-2020-1155', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 May 2021

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Isabelle Chiapello on behalf of the Authors (24 Jun 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (12 Jul 2021) by Evangelos Gerasopoulos
AR by Isabelle Chiapello on behalf of the Authors (15 Jul 2021)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
The Mediterranean atmosphere is impacted by a variety of particle pollution, which exerts a complex pressure on climate and air quality. We analyze the 2005–2013 POLDER-3 satellite advanced aerosol data set over the Western Mediterranean Sea. Aerosols' spatial distribution and temporal evolution suggests a large-scale improvement of air quality related to the fine aerosol component, most probably resulting from reduction of anthropogenic particle emissions in the surrounding European countries.
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