Features in air ions measured by an air ion spectrometer (AIS) at Dome C

Chen, Xuemeng; Virkkula, Aki; Kerminen, Veli-Matti; Manninen, Hanna E.; Busetto, Maurizio; Lanconelli, Christian; Lupi, Angelo; Vitale, Vito; Del Guasta, Massimo; Grigioni, Paolo; Väänänen, Riikka; Duplissy, Ella-Maria; Petäjä, Tuukka; Kulmala, Markku

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13783-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 22

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13783-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13783-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 22

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20 Nov 2017

Research article |

| 20 Nov 2017

Features in air ions measured by an air ion spectrometer (AIS) at Dome C

Xuemeng Chen, Aki Virkkula, Veli-Matti Kerminen, Hanna E. Manninen, Maurizio Busetto, Christian Lanconelli, Angelo Lupi, Vito Vitale, Massimo Del Guasta, Paolo Grigioni, Riikka Väänänen, Ella-Maria Duplissy, Tuukka Petäjä, and Markku Kulmala

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RC1: 'Review_acp-2017-311', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 May 2017
- AC1: 'Response to referee #1', Xuemeng Chen, 25 Sep 2017
RC2: 'Referee Comment on MS', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Aug 2017
- AC2: 'Response to referee #2', Xuemeng Chen, 25 Sep 2017
RC3: 'Review acp-2017-311', Anonymous Referee #3, 23 Aug 2017
- AC3: 'Response to referee #3', Xuemeng Chen, 25 Sep 2017

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AR by Xuemeng Chen on behalf of the Authors (25 Sep 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (04 Oct 2017) by Christopher Hoyle

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An air ion spectrometer was deployed for characterizing air ions for the first time at the Concordia station at Dome C on the Antarctic Plateau. We observed different ion processes: new particle formation (NPF), wind-induced ion production, and ion formation related to cloud and/or fog formation. Insights into these phenomena are presented. Additionally, the analysis on the growth of NPF events showed a size dependency of growth rates (GRs), i.e. GRs increase with particle sizes.