Sensitivities to biological aerosol particle properties   and ageing processes: potential implications for  aerosol–cloud interactions and optical properties

Zhang, Minghui; Khaled, Amina; Amato, Pierre; Delort, Anne-Marie; Ervens, Barbara

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3699-2021

Articles | Volume 21, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3699-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3699-2021

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

Articles | Volume 21, issue 5

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11 Mar 2021

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Sensitivities to biological aerosol particle properties and ageing processes: potential implications for aerosol–cloud interactions and optical properties

Minghui Zhang, Amina Khaled, Pierre Amato, Anne-Marie Delort, and Barbara Ervens

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RC1: 'Review of Zhang et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 28 Oct 2020
RC2: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Nov 2020
AC1: 'Response to both referees', Minghui Zhang, 22 Dec 2020

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ED: Publish as is (01 Feb 2021) by Susannah Burrows

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Although primary biological aerosol particles (PBAPs, bioaerosols) represent a small fraction of total atmospheric aerosol burden, they might affect climate and public health. We summarize which PBAP properties are important to affect their inclusion in clouds and interaction with light and might also affect their residence time and transport in the atmosphere. Our study highlights that not only chemical and physical but also biological processes can modify these physicochemical properties.