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Intersection of the water condensation curve and the retrieved PT profiles compared to the retrieved pressure levels of water depletion. Panel a: median PT profiles for the clear retrieval in gray and the cloudy retrieval in black cross the water condensation curve for sub-, super- and solar metallicities (Lodders & Fegley 2002) shown in dark blue. In a dashed red line we present the freely chosen atmospheric layer, where the water abundances is decreased for the clear retrieval and in blue for the cloudy retrieval. We show one to three sigma envelopes around the median value for the change in water abundance. For both retrievals the crossing between the condensation curve and the PT profile happens at the pressure level chosen freely by the retrieval for the reduction in water abundance indicating that water is likely to condensate out at this height. Panel b: inset to better visualize the crossing area. The light blue line corresponds to the cloud base constrained by the retrieval.
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