Aerosol optical characteristics in the urban area of Rome, Italy, and their impact on the UV index

Campanelli, Monica; Diémoz, Henri; Siani, Anna Maria; di Sarra, Alcide; Iannarelli, Anna Maria; Kudo, Rei; Fasano, Gabriele; Casasanta, Giampietro; Tofful, Luca; Cacciani, Marco; Sanò, Paolo; Dietrich, Stefano

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-1171-2022

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07 Mar 2022

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| 07 Mar 2022

Aerosol optical characteristics in the urban area of Rome, Italy, and their impact on the UV index

Monica Campanelli, Henri Diémoz, Anna Maria Siani, Alcide di Sarra, Anna Maria Iannarelli, Rei Kudo, Gabriele Fasano, Giampietro Casasanta, Luca Tofful, Marco Cacciani, Paolo Sanò, and Stefano Dietrich

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RC1: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Oct 2019
- AC1: 'Answer to RC1 referee 2', Monica Campanelli, 10 Jan 2020
RC2: 'Referee Comment on the manuscript from Monica Campanelli et al. Titled Aerosol optical characteristics in the urban area of Rome, Italy, and their impact on the UV index', Anonymous Referee #3, 30 Oct 2019
- AC2: 'Answer to RC2 referee 3', Monica Campanelli, 10 Jan 2020
RC3: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Nov 2019
- AC3: 'Answer to RC3 referee 1', Monica Campanelli, 10 Jan 2020

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

AR by Monica Campanelli on behalf of the Authors (28 Jan 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (28 Jan 2020) by Stelios Kazadzis

AR by Monica Campanelli on behalf of the Authors (28 Dec 2021) Author's response

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (24 Jan 2022) by Stelios Kazadzis

AR by Monica Campanelli on behalf of the Authors (26 Jan 2022) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (26 Jan 2022) by Stelios Kazadzis

AR by Monica Campanelli on behalf of the Authors (03 Feb 2022) Manuscript

Short summary

The aerosol optical depth (AOD) characteristics in an urban area of Rome were retrieved over a period of 11 years (2010–2020) to determine, for the first time, their effect on the incoming ultraviolet (UV) solar radiation. The surface forcing efficiency shows that the AOD is the primary parameter affecting the surface irradiance in Rome, and it is found to be greater for smaller zenith angles and for larger and more absorbing particles in the UV range (such as, e.g., mineral dust).