Articles | Volume 25, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-10443-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-10443-2025
Research article
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15 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 15 Sep 2025

Wildfires heat the middle troposphere over the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau during the peak of fire season

Qiaomin Pei, Chuanfeng Zhao, Yikun Yang, Annan Chen, Zhiyuan Cong, Xin Wan, Haotian Zhang, and Guangming Wu

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Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1172', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 May 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Chuanfeng Zhao, 12 Jun 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1172', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Jun 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Chuanfeng Zhao, 12 Jun 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Chuanfeng Zhao on behalf of the Authors (28 Jun 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (30 Jun 2025) by Suvarna Fadnavis
AR by Chuanfeng Zhao on behalf of the Authors (01 Jul 2025)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
This study investigates the impact of smoke on atmospheric warming over the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau (HTP) using MODIS fire data, ground-based and satellite aerosol observations, and model simulations. It finds that smoke aerosols, predominantly concentrated between 6 and 8 km in the mid-troposphere over southern HTP, likely alter regional atmospheric stability by modifying the vertical temperature profile, as indicated by a reduced lapse rate.
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