Biogenic cloud nuclei in the central Amazon during the transition from wet to dry season

Whitehead, James D.; Darbyshire, Eoghan; Brito, Joel; Barbosa, Henrique M. J.; Crawford, Ian; Stern, Rafael; Gallagher, Martin W.; Kaye, Paul H.; Allan, James D.; Coe, Hugh; Artaxo, Paulo; McFiggans, Gordon

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9727-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 15

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9727-2016

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

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9727-2016

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

Articles | Volume 16, issue 15

Research article

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03 Aug 2016

Research article |

| 03 Aug 2016

Biogenic cloud nuclei in the central Amazon during the transition from wet to dry season

James D. Whitehead, Eoghan Darbyshire, Joel Brito, Henrique M. J. Barbosa, Ian Crawford, Rafael Stern, Martin W. Gallagher, Paul H. Kaye, James D. Allan, Hugh Coe, Paulo Artaxo, and Gordon McFiggans

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RC1: 'Reviewer comment for "Biogenic cloud nuclei in the Amazon" by Whitehead et al', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Feb 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1', James Whitehead, 10 May 2016
RC2: 'Comment on 'Biogenic cloud nuclei in the Amazon' presented by Whitehead et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Feb 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2', James Whitehead, 10 May 2016
RC3: 'comment on “Biogenic cloud nuclei in the Amazon” by J. D. Whitehead et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 07 Mar 2016
- AC3: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #3', James Whitehead, 10 May 2016

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AR by James Whitehead on behalf of the Authors (07 Jun 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 Jun 2016) by Alex Huffman

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (05 Jul 2016)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (06 Jul 2016)

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (11 Jul 2016)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (14 Jul 2016) by Alex Huffman

AR by James Whitehead on behalf of the Authors (15 Jul 2016) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

We present measurements of aerosols during the transition from wet to dry seasons at a pristine rainforest site in central Amazonia. By excluding pollution episodes, we focus on natural biogenic aerosols. Submicron aerosols are dominated by organic material, similar to previous wet season measurements. Larger particles are dominated by biological material, mostly fungal spores, with higher concentrations at night. This study provides important data on the nature of particles above the Amazon.