Captured cirrus ice particles in high definition

Magee, Nathan; Boaggio, Katie; Staskiewicz, Samantha; Lynn, Aaron; Zhao, Xuanyi; Tusay, Nicholas; Schuh, Terance; Bandamede, Manisha; Bancroft, Lucas; Connelly, David; Hurler, Kevin; Miner, Bryan; Khoudary, Elissa

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7171-2021

Articles | Volume 21, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7171-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7171-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 9

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11 May 2021

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Captured cirrus ice particles in high definition

Nathan Magee, Katie Boaggio, Samantha Staskiewicz, Aaron Lynn, Xuanyi Zhao, Nicholas Tusay, Terance Schuh, Manisha Bandamede, Lucas Bancroft, David Connelly, Kevin Hurler, Bryan Miner, and Elissa Khoudary

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RC1: 'Review of “Captured Cirrus Ice Particles in High Definition” by Magee et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Aug 2020
RC2: 'Review of: Captured Cirrus Ice Particles in High Definition by Magee et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Aug 2020
AC1: 'Authors' reply to referee comments', Nathan Magee, 23 Oct 2020

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AR by Nathan Magee on behalf of the Authors (05 Jan 2021) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (07 Jan 2021) by Martina Krämer

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (29 Jan 2021) by Martina Krämer

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The cryo-electron microscopy images and analysis in this paper result from the first balloon-borne capture, preservation, and high-resolution imaging of ice particles from cirrus clouds. The images show cirrus particle complexity in unprecedented detail, revealing unexpected morphology, a mixture of surface roughness scales and patterns, embedded aerosols, and a large variety of habits within a single cloud. The results should inform ongoing efforts to refine modeling of cirrus radiative impact.