Articles | Volume 15, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-4135-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-4135-2022
Research article
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20 Jul 2022
Research article |  | 20 Jul 2022

Employing relaxed smoothness constraints on imaginary part of refractive index in AERONET aerosol retrieval algorithm

Alexander Sinyuk, Brent N. Holben, Thomas F. Eck, David M. Giles, Ilya Slutsker, Oleg Dubovik, Joel S. Schafer, Alexander Smirnov, and Mikhail Sorokin

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on amt-2022-60', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 Apr 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on amt-2022-60', Anonymous Referee #3, 11 May 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Alexander Sinyuk on behalf of the Authors (22 Jun 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (23 Jun 2022) by Alexander Kokhanovsky
AR by Alexander Sinyuk on behalf of the Authors (24 Jun 2022)  Author's response
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Short summary
This paper describes modification of smoothness constraints on the imaginary part of the refractive index employed in the AERONET aerosol retrieval algorithm. This modification is termed relaxed due to the weaker strength of this new smoothness constraint. Applying the modified version of the smoothness constraint results in a significant reduction of retrieved light absorption by brown-carbon-containing aerosols.