Articles | Volume 24, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-6937-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-6937-2024
Research article
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14 Jun 2024
Research article |  | 14 Jun 2024

California wildfire smoke contributes to a positive atmospheric temperature anomaly over the western United States

James L. Gomez, Robert J. Allen, and King-Fai Li

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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-2023-2827', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 Jan 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2827', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Feb 2024
  • AC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2827: Response to Reviewers', James Gomez, 01 Apr 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by James Gomez on behalf of the Authors (01 Apr 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 Apr 2024) by Matthew Christensen
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (22 Apr 2024)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (22 Apr 2024) by Matthew Christensen
AR by James Gomez on behalf of the Authors (04 May 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (06 May 2024) by Matthew Christensen
AR by James Gomez on behalf of the Authors (07 May 2024)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Wildfires in California (CA) have grown very large during the past 20 years. These fires emit sunlight-absorbing aerosols. Analyzing observational data, our study finds that aerosols emitted from large fires in northern CA spread throughout CA and Nevada and heat the atmosphere. This heating is consistent with larger-than-normal temperatures and dry conditions. Further study is needed to determine how much the aerosols heat the atmosphere and whether they are drying the atmosphere as well.
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