The impact of temperature inversions on black carbon and particle mass concentrations in a mountainous area

Glojek, Kristina; Močnik, Griša; Alas, Honey Dawn C.; Cuesta-Mosquera, Andrea; Drinovec, Luka; Gregorič, Asta; Ogrin, Matej; Weinhold, Kay; Ježek, Irena; Müller, Thomas; Rigler, Martin; Remškar, Maja; van Pinxteren, Dominik; Herrmann, Hartmut; Ristorini, Martina; Merkel, Maik; Markelj, Miha; Wiedensohler, Alfred

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5577-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5577-2022

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Articles | Volume 22, issue 8

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27 Apr 2022

Research article |

| 27 Apr 2022

The impact of temperature inversions on black carbon and particle mass concentrations in a mountainous area

Kristina Glojek, Griša Močnik, Honey Dawn C. Alas, Andrea Cuesta-Mosquera, Luka Drinovec, Asta Gregorič, Matej Ogrin, Kay Weinhold, Irena Ježek, Thomas Müller, Martin Rigler, Maja Remškar, Dominik van Pinxteren, Hartmut Herrmann, Martina Ristorini, Maik Merkel, Miha Markelj, and Alfred Wiedensohler

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RC1:
'Comment on acp-2021-869', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Nov 2021

The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://acp.copernicus.org/preprints/acp-2021-869/acp-2021-869-RC1-supplement.pdf

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2021-869-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Kristina Glojek, 31 Jan 2022
  
  The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://acp.copernicus.org/preprints/acp-2021-869/acp-2021-869-AC1-supplement.pdf
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2021-869-AC1
RC2:
'Comment on acp-2021-869', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Nov 2021
This paper presents an analysis of the impact of ground temperature inversions on total particle mass concentrations and in particular on black carbon. The experiments were carried out in rural Slovenia, with emphasis was on wood combustion aerosol pollution. Overall, the paper is well written and the experimental approach is well described. I would recommend its publication in ACP after some revisions:

How is the profile along the fixed route? Why is only the profile perpendicular to the route shown?

There are two Figures S12.

References to Sections within the text should be checked (e.g., line 315 and 435)

How strongly are the eBC vertical profile influenced by direct eBC emissions? Is an error estimation possible?

BC source apportionment reported in the cited manuscripts still show significant traffic contribution during certain periods during the rush hour period. Would be interesting to have some numbers also in the present manuscript together with a comment, e.g., line 585 what is the contribution of local morning traffic to total eBC?
Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2021-869-RC2
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Kristina Glojek, 31 Jan 2022
  
  The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://acp.copernicus.org/preprints/acp-2021-869/acp-2021-869-AC2-supplement.pdf
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2021-869-AC2

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload

AR by Kristina Glojek on behalf of the Authors (01 Feb 2022) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 Feb 2022) by Andreas Petzold

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (01 Mar 2022)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (03 Mar 2022) by Andreas Petzold

AR by Kristina Glojek on behalf of the Authors (09 Mar 2022) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (23 Mar 2022) by Andreas Petzold

AR by Kristina Glojek on behalf of the Authors (24 Mar 2022) Manuscript

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A pilot study to determine the emissions of wood burning under real-world laboratory conditions was conducted. We found that measured black carbon (eBC) and particulate matter (PM) in rural shallow terrain depressions with residential wood burning could be much greater than predicted by models. The exceeding levels are a cause for concern since similar conditions can be expected in numerous hilly and mountainous regions across Europe, where approximately 20 % of the total population lives.