Online single particle analysis of ice particle residuals from mountain-top mixed-phase clouds using laboratory derived particle type assignment

Schmidt, Susan; Schneider, Johannes; Klimach, Thomas; Mertes, Stephan; Schenk, Ludwig Paul; Kupiszewski, Piotr; Curtius, Joachim; Borrmann, Stephan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-575-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-575-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-575-2017

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12 Jan 2017

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| 12 Jan 2017

Online single particle analysis of ice particle residuals from mountain-top mixed-phase clouds using laboratory derived particle type assignment

Susan Schmidt, Johannes Schneider, Thomas Klimach, Stephan Mertes, Ludwig Paul Schenk, Piotr Kupiszewski, Joachim Curtius, and Stephan Borrmann

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RC1: 'Review of Schmidt et al., ACPD 2016', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Jul 2016
- AC1: 'Reply to Reviewer #1', Susan Schmidt, 07 Oct 2016
RC2: 'Review and comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Jul 2016
- AC2: 'Reply to Reviewer #2', Susan Schmidt, 07 Oct 2016
EC1: 'Editor comment', Allan Bertram, 18 Oct 2016
AC3: 'Reply to editor's comment (follow-up comment by Reviewer #1)', Johannes Schneider, 01 Nov 2016

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AR by Johannes Schneider on behalf of the Authors (03 Nov 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (06 Nov 2016) by Allan Bertram

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (17 Nov 2016)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (25 Nov 2016)

ED: Publish as is (26 Nov 2016) by Allan Bertram

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Ice formation in clouds is an important process in the formation of precipitation, especially at midlatitudes, but the exact properties of the aerosol particles that initiate freezing is not fully understood. We analysed residual particles from ice crystals sampled from mixed phase clouds. The results show that the residues contain a larger relative amount of soil dust and minerals, but also particles from industrial emissions and lead-containing particles, than the out-of-cloud aerosol.