Predicting abundance and variability of ice nucleating particles in
precipitation at the high-altitude observatory Jungfraujoch

Stopelli, Emiliano; Conen, Franz; Morris, Cindy E.; Herrmann, Erik; Henne, Stephan; Steinbacher, Martin; Alewell, Christine

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8341-2016

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11 Jul 2016

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| 11 Jul 2016

Predicting abundance and variability of ice nucleating particles in precipitation at the high-altitude observatory Jungfraujoch

Emiliano Stopelli, Franz Conen, Cindy E. Morris, Erik Herrmann, Stephan Henne, Martin Steinbacher, and Christine Alewell

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RC1: 'Review of Stopelli et al.: Predicting abundance and variability of ice nucleating particles in precipitation at the high-altitude observatory Jungfraujoch', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Mar 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Referee #1', Emiliano Stopelli, 02 Jun 2016
RC2: 'review', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Apr 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Referee #2', Emiliano Stopelli, 02 Jun 2016

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ED: Publish as is (21 Jun 2016) by Thomas Koop

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Knowing the variability of ice nucleating particles (INPs) helps determining their role in the formation of precipitation. Here we describe and predict the concentrations of INPs active at −8 °C in precipitation samples collected at Jungfraujoch (CH, 3580 m a.s.l.). A high abundance of these INPs can be expected whenever a coincidence of high wind speed and first precipitation from an air mass occurs. This expands the set of conditions where such INPs could affect the onset of precipitation.