Atmospheric moisture supersaturation in the near-surface atmosphere at Dome C, Antarctic Plateau

Genthon, Christophe; Piard, Luc; Vignon, Etienne; Madeleine, Jean-Baptiste; Casado, Mathieu; Gallée, Hubert

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-691-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-691-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-691-2017

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

Articles | Volume 17, issue 1

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13 Jan 2017

Research article |

| 13 Jan 2017

Atmospheric moisture supersaturation in the near-surface atmosphere at Dome C, Antarctic Plateau

Christophe Genthon, Luc Piard, Etienne Vignon, Jean-Baptiste Madeleine, Mathieu Casado, and Hubert Gallée

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RC1: 'Review of acp-2016-670', John King, 07 Sep 2016
- AC1: 'Replies and accounting of comments by reviewer 1', Christophe Genthon, 07 Dec 2016
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Sep 2016
- AC2: 'Replies and accounting for comments by reviewer 2', Christophe Genthon, 07 Dec 2016
RC3: 'Review of Genthon', Anonymous Referee #3, 06 Oct 2016
- AC3: 'Replies and accounting for comments by reviewer 3', Christophe Genthon, 07 Dec 2016

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Natural atmospheric supersaturation is a norm rather than an exception at the surface of Dome C on the Antarctic Plateau. This is reported by hygrometers adapted to perform in extreme cold environments and avoid release of excess moisture before it is measured. One year of observation shows that atmospheric models with cold microphysics parameterizations designed for high altitude cirrus reproduce frequently but fail with the detailed statistics of supersaturation at the surface of Dome C.