Abundance of fluorescent biological aerosol particles at temperatures
conducive to the formation of mixed-phase and cirrus clouds

Twohy, Cynthia H.; McMeeking, Gavin R.; DeMott, Paul J.; McCluskey, Christina S.; Hill, Thomas C. J.; Burrows, Susannah M.; Kulkarni, Gourihar R.; Tanarhte, Meryem; Kafle, Durga N.; Toohey, Darin W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8205-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 13

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8205-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8205-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 13

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08 Jul 2016

Research article |

| 08 Jul 2016

Abundance of fluorescent biological aerosol particles at temperatures conducive to the formation of mixed-phase and cirrus clouds

Cynthia H. Twohy, Gavin R. McMeeking, Paul J. DeMott, Christina S. McCluskey, Thomas C. J. Hill, Susannah M. Burrows, Gourihar R. Kulkarni, Meryem Tanarhte, Durga N. Kafle, and Darin W. Toohey

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RC1: 'Reviewer Comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 May 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Referee 1 (as supplemental pdf)', Cynthia Twohy, 06 Jun 2016
RC2: 'Twohy et al. manuscript review', Alex Huffman, 17 May 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Referee 2 (as supplemental pdf)', Cynthia Twohy, 06 Jun 2016

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Fluorescent biological aerosol particles were measured in autumn over the continental United States at a variety of altitudes and temperatures, spanning the atmospheric boundary layer to the upper troposphere. Number concentrations of these particles generally decreased with height but were most variable at middle altitudes, above the boundary layer. This corresponds to the temperature range where biological particles may be more important than mineral dust at nucleating ice in clouds.