Mercury distribution in the upper troposphere and lowermost stratosphere according to measurements by the IAGOS-CARIBIC observatory: 2014–2016

Slemr, Franz; Weigelt, Andreas; Ebinghaus, Ralf; Bieser, Johannes; Brenninkmeijer, Carl A. M.; Rauthe-Schöch, Armin; Hermann, Markus; Martinsson, Bengt G.; van Velthoven, Peter; Bönisch, Harald; Neumaier, Marco; Zahn, Andreas; Ziereis, Helmut

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-12329-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 16

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-12329-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-12329-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 16

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27 Aug 2018

Research article |

| 27 Aug 2018

Mercury distribution in the upper troposphere and lowermost stratosphere according to measurements by the IAGOS-CARIBIC observatory: 2014–2016

Franz Slemr, Andreas Weigelt, Ralf Ebinghaus, Johannes Bieser, Carl A. M. Brenninkmeijer, Armin Rauthe-Schöch, Markus Hermann, Bengt G. Martinsson, Peter van Velthoven, Harald Bönisch, Marco Neumaier, Andreas Zahn, and Helmut Ziereis

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RC1: 'Referee Comments', Seth Lyman, 15 Feb 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to review by Seth Lyman', Franz Slemr, 28 Mar 2018
RC2: 'reviewer comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Apr 2018
- AC2: 'Mercury distribution in the upper troposphere and lowermost stratosphere', Franz Slemr, 03 May 2018

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AR by Franz Slemr on behalf of the Authors (03 May 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 May 2018) by Aurélien Dommergue

RR by Seth Lyman (01 Jun 2018)

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (07 Jun 2018) by Aurélien Dommergue

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ED: Publish as is (09 Aug 2018) by Aurélien Dommergue

AR by Franz Slemr on behalf of the Authors (09 Aug 2018)

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Total and elemental mercury were measured in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere onboard a passenger aircraft. Their concentrations in the upper troposphere were comparable implying low concentrations of oxidized mercury in this region. Large scale seasonally dependent influence of emissions from biomass burning was also observed. Their distributions in the lower stratosphere implies a long stratospheric lifetime, which precludes significant mercury oxidation by ozone.