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https://doi.org/10.5194/acpd-12-30021-2012
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acpd-12-30021-2012
© Author(s) 2012. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
21 Nov 2012
Status: this preprint was under review for the journal ACP but the revision was not accepted.
The albedo properties of four clean stratocumulus clouds studied during the VOCALS-REX field campaign
Abstract. The VOCALS-REx field campaign which took place in 2008 used several platforms to investigate the persistent marine stratocumulus cloud deck off the Chilean and Peruvian coasts. VOCALS-UK was the UK component of the experiment, during which the FAAM BAe-146 aircraft gathered data in the stratocumulus cloud. It flew 13 research flights including investigations along 20° S transects.
In this paper, the shortwave cloud albedo derived from the Cloud Droplet Probe is compared with the albedo measured from two shortwave radiometers. Four clean cloud segments were selected for investigation. The suitability of the δ-Eddington approximation as a method of calculating shortwave albedo is investigated and it is found to be acceptable (with a R2 of 0.78) for solar zenith angles below 65 degrees.
How to cite. Parkes, B., Rosenberg, P., Gadian, A., Blyth, A., and Latham, J.: The albedo properties of four clean stratocumulus clouds studied during the VOCALS-REX field campaign, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 12, 30021–30037, https://doi.org/10.5194/acpd-12-30021-2012, 2012.
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RC C10264: 'Review of “The albedo properties of four clean stratocumulus clouds studied during the VOCALS-REX field campaign” by Parkes et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Dec 2012
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AC C13394: 'Response to reviewer 1', Ben Parkes, 15 Mar 2013
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AC C13394: 'Response to reviewer 1', Ben Parkes, 15 Mar 2013
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RC C11143: 'Review of “The albedo properties of four clean stratocumulus clouds studied during the VOCALS-REX field campaign”', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Dec 2012
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AC C13397: 'Response to reviewer 2', Ben Parkes, 15 Mar 2013
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AC C13397: 'Response to reviewer 2', Ben Parkes, 15 Mar 2013
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RC C11656: 'Review of: Parkes, Rosenberg, Gadian, Blyth, and Latham (2012): The albedo properties of four clean stratocumulus clouds studied during the VOCALS-REX field campaign,', Anonymous Referee #3, 16 Jan 2013
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AC C13402: 'Response to reviewer 3', Ben Parkes, 15 Mar 2013
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AC C13402: 'Response to reviewer 3', Ben Parkes, 15 Mar 2013
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AC C13541: 'Response to reviewers in PDF format.', Ben Parkes, 20 Mar 2013
Status: closed
Status: closed
AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment
- Printer-friendly version
- Supplement
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RC C10264: 'Review of “The albedo properties of four clean stratocumulus clouds studied during the VOCALS-REX field campaign” by Parkes et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Dec 2012
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AC C13394: 'Response to reviewer 1', Ben Parkes, 15 Mar 2013
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AC C13394: 'Response to reviewer 1', Ben Parkes, 15 Mar 2013
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RC C11143: 'Review of “The albedo properties of four clean stratocumulus clouds studied during the VOCALS-REX field campaign”', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Dec 2012
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AC C13397: 'Response to reviewer 2', Ben Parkes, 15 Mar 2013
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AC C13397: 'Response to reviewer 2', Ben Parkes, 15 Mar 2013
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RC C11656: 'Review of: Parkes, Rosenberg, Gadian, Blyth, and Latham (2012): The albedo properties of four clean stratocumulus clouds studied during the VOCALS-REX field campaign,', Anonymous Referee #3, 16 Jan 2013
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AC C13402: 'Response to reviewer 3', Ben Parkes, 15 Mar 2013
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AC C13402: 'Response to reviewer 3', Ben Parkes, 15 Mar 2013
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AC C13541: 'Response to reviewers in PDF format.', Ben Parkes, 20 Mar 2013
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B. Parkes
NCAS, School of Earth and Environment, The University of Leeds, UK
ICAS, School of Earth and Environment, The University of Leeds, UK
P. Rosenberg
ICAS, School of Earth and Environment, The University of Leeds, UK
A. Gadian
NCAS, School of Earth and Environment, The University of Leeds, UK
ICAS, School of Earth and Environment, The University of Leeds, UK
A. Blyth
NCAS, School of Earth and Environment, The University of Leeds, UK
ICAS, School of Earth and Environment, The University of Leeds, UK
J. Latham
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, UK
MMM, UCAR, Boulder Colorado, USA