The radiative impact of out-of-cloud aerosol hygroscopic growth during the summer monsoon in southern West Africa

Haslett, Sophie L.; Taylor, Jonathan W.; Deetz, Konrad; Vogel, Bernhard; Babić, Karmen; Kalthoff, Norbert; Wieser, Andreas; Dione, Cheikh; Lohou, Fabienne; Brito, Joel; Dupuy, Régis; Schwarzenboeck, Alfons; Zieger, Paul; Coe, Hugh

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-1505-2019

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05 Feb 2019

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The radiative impact of out-of-cloud aerosol hygroscopic growth during the summer monsoon in southern West Africa

Sophie L. Haslett, Jonathan W. Taylor, Konrad Deetz, Bernhard Vogel, Karmen Babić, Norbert Kalthoff, Andreas Wieser, Cheikh Dione, Fabienne Lohou, Joel Brito, Régis Dupuy, Alfons Schwarzenboeck, Paul Zieger, and Hugh Coe

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RC1: 'Review of “The radiative impact of out-of-cloud aerosol hygroscopic growth during the summer monsoon in southern West Africa”', Anonymous Referee #1, 09 Oct 2018
RC2: 'Review of "The Radiative Impact of out-of-cloud hygroscopic growth during the summer monsoon in southern West Africa"', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Oct 2018
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As the population in West Africa grows and air pollution increases, it is becoming ever more important to understand the effects of this pollution on the climate and on health. Aerosol particles can grow by absorbing water from the air around them. This paper shows that during the monsoon season, aerosol particles in the region are likely to grow significantly because of the high moisture in the air. This means that climate effects from increasing pollution will be enhanced.