First fully diurnal fog and low cloud satellite detection reveals life cycle in the Namib

Andersen, Hendrik; Cermak, Jan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5461-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5461-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5461-2018

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05 Oct 2018

Research article |

| 05 Oct 2018

First fully diurnal fog and low cloud satellite detection reveals life cycle in the Namib

Hendrik Andersen and Jan Cermak

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RC1: 'Review of manuscript amt-2018-213 "First fully-diurnal fog and low cloud satellite detection reveals life cycle in the Namib"', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Aug 2018
- AC1: 'Responses to Referee 1', Hendrik Andersen, 22 Aug 2018
RC2: 'reviewer comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Aug 2018
- AC2: 'Responses to Referee 2', Hendrik Andersen, 22 Aug 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Hendrik Andersen on behalf of the Authors (06 Sep 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (17 Sep 2018) by Joshua Schwarz

AR by Hendrik Andersen on behalf of the Authors (18 Sep 2018) Manuscript

Short summary

Fog and low clouds (FLCs) are a valuable source of water for many ecosystems in the Namib. This study presents the first fully diurnal satellite detection of FLCs, revealing the spatial and temporal patterns in the Namib. A validation is conducted against station measurements in the central Namib and shows a high overall accuracy. The average timing and persistence of FLCs seem to depend on the distance to the coast, suggesting that the region is dominated by advection-driven FLCs.