Articles | Volume 24, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-4065-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-4065-2024
Research article
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05 Apr 2024
Research article |  | 05 Apr 2024

Sensitivity of global direct aerosol shortwave radiative forcing to uncertainties in aerosol optical properties

Jonathan Elsey, Nicolas Bellouin, and Claire Ryder

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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 egusphere-2023-1096', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Sep 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1096', Stefan Kinne, 13 Sep 2023
  • AC1: 'Response to reviewers', Claire Ryder, 27 Feb 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Claire Ryder on behalf of the Authors (27 Feb 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (03 Mar 2024) by Barbara Ervens
AR by Claire Ryder on behalf of the Authors (11 Mar 2024)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Aerosols influence the Earth's energy balance. The uncertainty in this radiative forcing is large depending partly on uncertainty in measurements of aerosol optical properties. We have developed a freely available new framework of millions of radiative transfer simulations spanning aerosol uncertainty and assess the impact on radiative forcing uncertainty. We find that reducing these uncertainties would reduce radiative forcing uncertainty, but non-aerosol uncertainties must also be considered.
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