Development of a new correction algorithm applicable to any filter-based absorption photometer

Li, Hanyang; McMeeking, Gavin R.; May, Andrew A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-2865-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-2865-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-2865-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 5

Research article

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29 May 2020

Research article |

| 29 May 2020

Development of a new correction algorithm applicable to any filter-based absorption photometer

Hanyang Li, Gavin R. McMeeking, and Andrew A. May

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RC1: 'Intresting idea but there are some serious errors', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 Jan 2020
- AC1: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1', Andrew May, 27 Feb 2020
RC2: 'Review of AMT-219-336', Anonymous Referee #2, 31 Jan 2020
- AC2: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2', Andrew May, 27 Feb 2020

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

AR by Andrew May on behalf of the Authors (03 Mar 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Mar 2020) by Paolo Laj

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (29 Mar 2020)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (06 Apr 2020)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (06 Apr 2020) by Paolo Laj

AR by Andrew May on behalf of the Authors (08 Apr 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (23 Apr 2020) by Paolo Laj

Short summary

We present a new correction algorithm that addresses biases in measurements of aerosol light absorption by filter-based photometers, incorporating the transmission of light through the filter and some aerosol optical properties. It was developed using biomass burning aerosols and tested using rural ambient aerosols. This new algorithm is applicable to any filter-based photometer, resulting in good agreement between different colocated instruments in both the laboratory and the field.