Vertical and horizontal distribution of submicron aerosol chemical composition and physical characteristics across northern India during pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons

Brooks, James; Allan, James D.; Williams, Paul I.; Liu, Dantong; Fox, Cathryn; Haywood, Jim; Langridge, Justin M.; Highwood, Ellie J.; Kompalli, Sobhan K.; O'Sullivan, Debbie; Babu, Suresh S.; Satheesh, Sreedharan K.; Turner, Andrew G.; Coe, Hugh

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-5615-2019

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30 Apr 2019

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Vertical and horizontal distribution of submicron aerosol chemical composition and physical characteristics across northern India during pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons

James Brooks, James D. Allan, Paul I. Williams, Dantong Liu, Cathryn Fox, Jim Haywood, Justin M. Langridge, Ellie J. Highwood, Sobhan K. Kompalli, Debbie O'Sullivan, Suresh S. Babu, Sreedharan K. Satheesh, Andrew G. Turner, and Hugh Coe

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RC1: 'Review of acp-2018-1109 James Brooks et al..', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Jan 2019
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Our study, for the first time, presents measurements of aerosol chemical composition and physical characteristics across northern India in the pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons of 2016 using the FAAM BAe-146 UK research aircraft. Across northern India, an elevated aerosol layer dominated by sulfate aerosol exists that diminishes with monsoon arrival. The Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) boundary layer is dominated by organics, whereas outside the IGP sulfate dominates with increased scattering aerosol.