Modeling investigation of light-absorbing aerosols in the Amazon Basin during the wet season

Wang, Qiaoqiao; Saturno, Jorge; Chi, Xuguang; Walter, David; Lavric, Jost V.; Moran-Zuloaga, Daniel; Ditas, Florian; Pöhlker, Christopher; Brito, Joel; Carbone, Samara; Artaxo, Paulo; Andreae, Meinrat O.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14775-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14775-2016

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28 Nov 2016

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| 28 Nov 2016

Modeling investigation of light-absorbing aerosols in the Amazon Basin during the wet season

Qiaoqiao Wang, Jorge Saturno, Xuguang Chi, David Walter, Jost V. Lavric, Daniel Moran-Zuloaga, Florian Ditas, Christopher Pöhlker, Joel Brito, Samara Carbone, Paulo Artaxo, and Meinrat O. Andreae

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- AC2: 'reply to RC2', qiaoqiao wang, 27 Oct 2016

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We use a chemical transport model to interpret observed aerosol concentrations and absorption over the Amazon Basin during the wet season. With daily temporal resolution for open fire emissions and modified aerosol optical properties, our model successfully captures the observed variation in aerosol concentrations and absorption over the Amazon Basin. The simulation indicates the important influence of open fire mainly from northern South America and from northern Africa in the wet season.