Interactive comment on “Clouds and aerosols in Puerto Rico – a new evaluation” by J. D. Allan et al
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The manuscript presents a very rich dataset containing aerosol microphysical, cloud microphysical, and chemical properties measured at two sites in Puerto Rico. Four analyses are presented. First, a comparison between measured hygroscopic growth and cloud condensation nucleus activity, second a qualitative comparison between observed composition and measured hygroscopicity , third a comparison between CCN concentrations and observed cloud microphysical properties, and finally, a historical and airmass comparison of aerosol chemical composition. The manuscript is well written and the subject is appropriate for the audience of ACP. I recommend that this paper will be published subject to the following revisions.
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Interactive comment on “Clouds and aerosols in Puerto Rico – a new evaluation” by J. D. Allan et al
While the authors present a lot of data the analysis remains qualitative only. In several places a more quantitative approach could be implemented with little effort while simultaneously strengthening the findings. Because of the mostly qualitative analysis the conclusions reported in the manuscript are overstated and need far more qualification than is currently presented in the manuscript. In...
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تاریخ انتشار 2007