Reply on RC2

Published: Aug. 29, 2022

Abstract. In situ cloud probe data from the NASA ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS (ORACLES) field campaign were used to estimate effective radius (R_e), optical thickness class="inline-formula">τ), droplet concentration class="inline-formula">N_c) for marine stratocumulus over southeast Atlantic Ocean. The in R_e, class="inline-formula">τ, class="inline-formula">N_c compared with co-located Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) retrievals class="inline-formula">R_e class="inline-formula">τ MODIS-derived class="inline-formula">N_c. For 145 profiles, a MODIS retrieval was time gap less than 1 h. On average, (11.3 class="inline-formula">µm 11.7) 1.6 2.3 higher Pearson's correlation coefficients class="inline-formula">R) 0.77 0.73, respectively. average (151.5 cm⁻³) within class="inline-formula">⁻³ an class="inline-formula">R 0.90. profiles classified into 67 contact where aerosol class="inline-formula">N_a) greater 500 sampled 100 m tops 78 separated class="inline-formula">N_a up tops. Contact had (by 88 class="inline-formula">⁻³), 2.5), lower 2.2 class="inline-formula">µm) profiles. These differences associated aerosol–cloud interactions (ACI), estimates 5 class="inline-formula">⁻³, 0.5, 0.2 when class="inline-formula">R_e>15 or class="inline-formula">τ>25 removed. agreement between changes ACI driven by small biases properties relative measurements across different regimes. Thus, combined location concentration, can be study larger domains longer timescales possible using data.

Language: Английский

Reply on RC1

Published: Aug. 29, 2022

Abstract. In situ cloud probe data from the NASA ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS (ORACLES) field campaign were used to estimate effective radius (R_e), optical thickness class="inline-formula">τ), droplet concentration class="inline-formula">N_c) for marine stratocumulus over southeast Atlantic Ocean. The in R_e, class="inline-formula">τ, class="inline-formula">N_c compared with co-located Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) retrievals class="inline-formula">R_e class="inline-formula">τ MODIS-derived class="inline-formula">N_c. For 145 profiles, a MODIS retrieval was time gap less than 1 h. On average, (11.3 µm 11.7) 1.6 R) 0.77 0.73, respectively. average (151.5 cm^−3) within 1 cm^−3 an class="inline-formula">R 0.90. profiles classified into 67 contact where aerosol class="inline-formula">N_a) greater 500 cmN_a up tops. Contact had (by 88 cm^−3), 2.5), lower 2.2 µm) profiles. These differences associated aerosol–cloud interactions (ACI), estimates 5 cm^−3, 0.5, 0.2 R_e>15 τ>25 removed. agreement between changes ACI driven by small biases properties relative measurements across different regimes. Thus, combined location concentration, can be study larger domains longer timescales possible using data.

Language: Английский