Articles | Volume 15, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-7259-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-7259-2022
Research article
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19 Dec 2022
Research article |  | 19 Dec 2022

A new method for calculating average visibility from the relationship between extinction coefficient and visibility

Zefeng Zhang, Hengnan Guo, Hanqing Kang, Jing Wang, Junlin An, Xingna Yu, Jingjing Lv, and Bin Zhu

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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-2022-74', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Apr 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on amt-2022-74', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Apr 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by zhang zefeng on behalf of the Authors (20 May 2022)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (23 May 2022) by Francis Pope
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (24 Jun 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (15 Jul 2022)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (25 Jul 2022) by Francis Pope
AR by zhang zefeng on behalf of the Authors (20 Sep 2022)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (22 Sep 2022) by Francis Pope
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (04 Oct 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (06 Oct 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (02 Nov 2022) by Francis Pope
AR by zhang zefeng on behalf of the Authors (10 Nov 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (28 Nov 2022) by Francis Pope
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Short summary
In this study, we first analyze the relationship between the visibility, the extinction coefficient, and atmospheric compositions. Then we propose to use the harmonic average of visibility data as the average visibility, which can better reflect changes in atmospheric extinction coefficients and aerosol concentrations. It is recommended to use the harmonic average visibility in the studies of climate change, atmospheric radiation, air pollution, environmental health, etc.