Wildfire smoke triggers cirrus formation: lidar observations over the eastern Mediterranean

Mamouri, Rodanthi-Elisavet; Ansmann, Albert; Ohneiser, Kevin; Knopf, Daniel A.; Nisantzi, Argyro; Bühl, Johannes; Engelmann, Ronny; Skupin, Annett; Seifert, Patric; Baars, Holger; Ene, Dragos; Wandinger, Ulla; Hadjimitsis, Diofantos

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-14097-2023

Articles | Volume 23, issue 22

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-14097-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-14097-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 23, issue 22

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14 Nov 2023

Research article |

| 14 Nov 2023

Wildfire smoke triggers cirrus formation: lidar observations over the eastern Mediterranean

Rodanthi-Elisavet Mamouri, Albert Ansmann, Kevin Ohneiser, Daniel A. Knopf, Argyro Nisantzi, Johannes Bühl, Ronny Engelmann, Annett Skupin, Patric Seifert, Holger Baars, Dragos Ene, Ulla Wandinger, and Diofantos Hadjimitsis

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RC1:
'Comment on egusphere-2023-988', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Jul 2023

The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2023/egusphere-2023-988/egusphere-2023-988-RC1-supplement.pdf

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-988-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Albert Ansmann, 03 Sep 2023
  
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  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-988-AC1
RC2:
'Comment on egusphere-2023-988', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 Jul 2023

The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2023/egusphere-2023-988/egusphere-2023-988-RC2-supplement.pdf

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-988-RC2
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Albert Ansmann, 03 Sep 2023
  
  Reply letter is attached.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-988-AC2

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

AR by Albert Ansmann on behalf of the Authors (03 Sep 2023) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (06 Sep 2023) by Martina Krämer

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (11 Sep 2023)

ED: Publish as is (26 Sep 2023) by Martina Krämer

AR by Albert Ansmann on behalf of the Authors (29 Sep 2023) Manuscript

Short summary

For the first time, rather clear evidence is found that wildfire smoke particles can trigger strong cirrus formation. This finding is of importance because intensive and large wildfires may occur increasingly often in the future as climate change proceeds. Based on lidar observations in Cyprus in autumn 2020, we provide detailed insight into the cirrus formation at the tropopause in the presence of aged wildfire smoke (here, 8–9 day old Californian wildfire smoke).