Articles | Volume 22, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11781-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11781-2022
Research article
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13 Sep 2022
Research article |  | 13 Sep 2022

Mass spectrometric measurements of ambient ions and estimation of gaseous sulfuric acid in the free troposphere and lowermost stratosphere during the CAFE-EU/BLUESKY campaign

Marcel Zauner-Wieczorek, Martin Heinritzi, Manuel Granzin, Timo Keber, Andreas Kürten, Katharina Kaiser, Johannes Schneider, and Joachim Curtius

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on acp-2022-238', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Jun 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Marcel Zauner-Wieczorek, 05 Aug 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on acp-2022-238', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Jul 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Marcel Zauner-Wieczorek, 05 Aug 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Marcel Zauner-Wieczorek on behalf of the Authors (05 Aug 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (05 Aug 2022) by Andreas Petzold
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (10 Aug 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (15 Aug 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (20 Aug 2022) by Andreas Petzold
AR by Marcel Zauner-Wieczorek on behalf of the Authors (22 Aug 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (28 Aug 2022) by Andreas Petzold
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Short summary
We present measurements of ambient ions in the free troposphere and lower stratosphere over Europe in spring 2020. We observed nitrate and hydrogen sulfate, amongst others. From their ratio, the number concentrations of gaseous sulfuric acid were inferred. Nitrate increased towards the stratosphere, whilst sulfuric acid was slightly decreased there. The average values for sulfuric acid were 1.9 to 7.8 × 105 cm-3. Protonated pyridine was identified in an altitude range of 4.6 to 8.5 km.
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