Profiles of cloud condensation nuclei, dust mass concentration, and ice-nucleating-particle-relevant aerosol properties in the Saharan Air Layer over Barbados from polarization lidar and airborne in situ measurements

Haarig, Moritz; Walser, Adrian; Ansmann, Albert; Dollner, Maximilian; Althausen, Dietrich; Sauer, Daniel; Farrell, David; Weinzierl, Bernadett

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-13773-2019

Articles | Volume 19, issue 22

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-13773-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-13773-2019

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18 Nov 2019

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| 18 Nov 2019

Profiles of cloud condensation nuclei, dust mass concentration, and ice-nucleating-particle-relevant aerosol properties in the Saharan Air Layer over Barbados from polarization lidar and airborne in situ measurements

Moritz Haarig, Adrian Walser, Albert Ansmann, Maximilian Dollner, Dietrich Althausen, Daniel Sauer, David Farrell, and Bernadett Weinzierl

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RC1: 'Referee Comment', Paul DeMott, 19 Jun 2019
RC2: 'Review of “CCN concentration and INP-relevant aerosol proﬁles in the Saharan Air Layer over Barbados from polarization lidar and airborne in situ measurements” by M. Haarig et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Jun 2019
RC3: 'Referee Report', Anonymous Referee #3, 16 Jul 2019
AC1: 'Author's final response to the reviews', Moritz Haarig, 25 Sep 2019

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AR by Moritz Haarig on behalf of the Authors (27 Sep 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (08 Oct 2019) by Joshua Schwarz

AR by Moritz Haarig on behalf of the Authors (11 Oct 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (11 Oct 2019) by Joshua Schwarz

AR by Moritz Haarig on behalf of the Authors (11 Oct 2019) Manuscript

Short summary

Aerosol particles are necessary in forming a cloud droplet. In order to improve studies of cloud formation, the aerosol load and type below a cloud has to be measured without disturbing the cloud. The lidar is a perfect tool for this purpose, as it provides a vertical profile of the aerosol particles from the ground. We validated the lidar retrieval of cloud-relevant aerosol properties like particle number concentrations with airborne in situ measurements in the Saharan Air Layer at Barbados.