Articles | Volume 15, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12487-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12487-2015
Research article
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10 Nov 2015
Research article |  | 10 Nov 2015

A multi-year study of lower tropospheric aerosol variability and systematic relationships from four North American regions

J. P. Sherman, P. J. Sheridan, J. A. Ogren, E. Andrews, D. Hageman, L. Schmeisser, A. Jefferson, and S. Sharma

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AR by James Sherman on behalf of the Authors (14 Jul 2015)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Aug 2015) by Paolo Laj
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (31 Aug 2015)
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (06 Sep 2015) by Paolo Laj
AR by James Sherman on behalf of the Authors (16 Oct 2015)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (23 Oct 2015) by Paolo Laj
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Variability in aerosol optical properties relevant to radiative forcing were studied on several timescales at four continental North American NOAA-ESRL sites. Light scattering and intensive properties varied most on seasonal scales while absorption variability on weekly and diurnal timescales was comparable to its seasonal variability. Large reductions in light scattering were observed at the two long-term sites (relative to late 1990s), along with a smaller contribution by sub-1µm particles.
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