Influence of the ambient humidity on the concentration of natural deposition-mode ice-nucleating particles

López, M. L.; Ávila, E. E.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-927-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-927-2016

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

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-927-2016

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

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

Research article

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26 Jan 2016

Research article |

| 26 Jan 2016

Influence of the ambient humidity on the concentration of natural deposition-mode ice-nucleating particles

M. L. López and E. E. Ávila

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Final revised paper (published on 26 Jan 2016)
Preprint (discussion started on 18 Jun 2015)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C5038: 'Referee comments on "Influence of the ambient humidity on the concentration of natural deposition ice nuclei"', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Jul 2015
- AC C5613: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #1', Eldo Avila, 04 Aug 2015
RC C5080: 'Review of Manuscript by Lopez and Avila', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Jul 2015
- AC C5614: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #2', Eldo Avila, 04 Aug 2015
RC C5356: 'Review of "Influence of the ambient humidity on the concentration of natural deposition ice nuclei" by Lopez and Avila', Anonymous Referee #3, 29 Jul 2015
- AC C5784: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #3', Eldo Avila, 10 Aug 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Eldo Avila on behalf of the Authors (01 Sep 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (19 Nov 2015) by Ottmar Möhler

AR by Eldo Avila on behalf of the Authors (28 Nov 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (29 Dec 2015) by Ottmar Möhler

AR by Eldo Avila on behalf of the Authors (29 Dec 2015) Manuscript

Short summary

This work deals with the origin and nature of atmospheric ice-nucleating particles (INPs). An accurate determination of the atmospheric INP concentration is relevant since INPs induce freezing in clouds, thus initiating an efficient mechanism for cloud particles to reach a precipitating size. The effect of relative humidity on the INP concentration at ground level was analyzed and discussed.