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| 06 Nov 2023
Opinion: Strengthening Research in the Global South: Atmospheric Science Opportunities in South America and Africa
Abstract. To tackle the pressing atmospheric science issues currently and in the future, a robust scientific community is necessary in all regions across the globe. Unfortunately, this does not yet exist. There are many geographical areas that are still underrepresented in the atmospheric science community, many of which are in the Global South. There are also larger gaps in the understanding of atmospheric composition, and processes through to impacts in these regions. In this opinion, we focus on two geographical areas in the Global South to discuss some common challenges and constraints, with a focus on our strengths in atmospheric science research. It is these strengths, we believe, that highlight the critical role of Global South researchers in the future of atmospheric science research.
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The requested preprint has a corresponding peer-reviewed final revised paper. You are encouraged to refer to the final revised version.
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Interactive discussion
Status: closed
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RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2566', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Dec 2023
As a global south researcher, I think this article touches on some critical points within the broader atmospheric science community. My comment for minor revision stems from the author's title, "Strengthening Research in the Global South: Atmospheric Science Opportunities in South America and Africa". For me, there is a strong argument that this should include some examples of collaboration within climatology and meteorology, instead, there is a significant focus on chemistry (justifiably so within the context of the journal).
A second valuable analysis would be to see the number of papers from the WoS results (table 1) that:
- Was, first authored by a "local" researchers/institution,
- was written by a team compromised fully of local researchers vs international collaboration and,
- funded by an international partner vs a local partner.
This could subsequently be visualised in a simple graph, which has a visual impact.
Other than these minor revisions, I believe the paper is valuable and insightful, and this conversation should continue in the community.
Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2566-RC1 - AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Rebecca Garland, 29 Feb 2024
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RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2566', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Dec 2023
Summary
The authors presented Africa and South America as the two geographical areas in the Global South that are underrepresented in the atmospheric science community. The article identified some common challenges and constraints hindering the development of atmospheric science research in the regions. They also highlighted the strengths of the researchers in the regions and their critical role in the future of atmospheric science research
Technical observations
Line 38 – 39: References should be cited in chronological order according to the Journal style
Line 88: References should be cited in chronological order according to the Journal style
Recommendation
The article is indeed an opinion which reflected the true situation in the research community in the regions of interest. The article could add value to the scientific community of published. I recommend it for publication after appropriate editorial work
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AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Rebecca Garland, 29 Feb 2024
Thank you to reviewer 2 for their comments. We have detailed the response to both reviewers in the attached pdf, and we have made changes in the revised manuscript. We have updated the formatting of all the in-line citations and fixed other editorial issues.
Regards
Rebecca
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AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Rebecca Garland, 29 Feb 2024
Interactive discussion
Status: closed
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RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2566', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Dec 2023
As a global south researcher, I think this article touches on some critical points within the broader atmospheric science community. My comment for minor revision stems from the author's title, "Strengthening Research in the Global South: Atmospheric Science Opportunities in South America and Africa". For me, there is a strong argument that this should include some examples of collaboration within climatology and meteorology, instead, there is a significant focus on chemistry (justifiably so within the context of the journal).
A second valuable analysis would be to see the number of papers from the WoS results (table 1) that:
- Was, first authored by a "local" researchers/institution,
- was written by a team compromised fully of local researchers vs international collaboration and,
- funded by an international partner vs a local partner.
This could subsequently be visualised in a simple graph, which has a visual impact.
Other than these minor revisions, I believe the paper is valuable and insightful, and this conversation should continue in the community.
Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2566-RC1 - AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Rebecca Garland, 29 Feb 2024
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RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2566', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Dec 2023
Summary
The authors presented Africa and South America as the two geographical areas in the Global South that are underrepresented in the atmospheric science community. The article identified some common challenges and constraints hindering the development of atmospheric science research in the regions. They also highlighted the strengths of the researchers in the regions and their critical role in the future of atmospheric science research
Technical observations
Line 38 – 39: References should be cited in chronological order according to the Journal style
Line 88: References should be cited in chronological order according to the Journal style
Recommendation
The article is indeed an opinion which reflected the true situation in the research community in the regions of interest. The article could add value to the scientific community of published. I recommend it for publication after appropriate editorial work
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AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Rebecca Garland, 29 Feb 2024
Thank you to reviewer 2 for their comments. We have detailed the response to both reviewers in the attached pdf, and we have made changes in the revised manuscript. We have updated the formatting of all the in-line citations and fixed other editorial issues.
Regards
Rebecca
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AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Rebecca Garland, 29 Feb 2024
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Rebecca M. Garland
Katye E. Altieri
Laura Dawidowski
Laura Gallardo
Aderiana Mbandi
Nestor Y. Rojas
N'datchoh E. Touré
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