Paul J. Crutzen – a pioneer in Earth system  science and a founding member of the journal <i>Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics</i>

Müller, Rolf; Pöschl, Ulrich; Koop, Thomas; Peter, Thomas; Carslaw, Ken

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-15445-2023

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18 Dec 2023

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Paul J. Crutzen – a pioneer in Earth system science and a founding member of the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Rolf Müller, Ulrich Pöschl, Thomas Koop, Thomas Peter, and Ken Carslaw

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Final revised paper (published on 18 Dec 2023)
Preprint (discussion started on 05 Jul 2023)

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RC1:
'Comment on egusphere-2023-1467', Alan Robock, 10 Jul 2023

Please see attachment.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1467-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1 (by Alan Robock)', Rolf Müller, 18 Jul 2023
  
  The reply is in the attached pdf-file
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1467-AC1
RC2:
'Comment on egusphere-2023-1467', Guy Brasseur, 18 Jul 2023

This is an excellent paper that summarizes very well the life and extraordinary achievements of Paul Crutzen. His strong support to the journal "Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics" is also highlighted.
For me, the paper does not require any change. It is well written and covers very well the major contributions coming from Paul. Perhaps, a paragraph could be added to highlight the educational role of Paul. A large number of outstanding scientists (you could cite a few of them) had an extraordinary career and their inspiration clearly came from Paul.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1467-RC2
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Rolf Müller, 28 Jul 2023
  
  We thank Guy very much for his comment. We agree with his point and will add the following text to the paper:
  Throughout his career, Paul interacted and collaborated with many
  
  important, influential scientists. These collaborations are easily
  
  noticeable by investigating his list of publications. But perhaps
  
  even more impressive is the educational impact he had. There is a
  
  very large number of outstanding scientists, who had -- and have -- an
  
  extraordinary career that started with a PhD, a postdoc or an early
  
  scientific interaction with Paul. The inspiration for these careers
  
  clearly came from Paul and they started at the various institutions at
  
  which he was active.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1467-AC2
RC3:
'Comment on egusphere-2023-1467', Anonymous Referee #3, 31 Jul 2023

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Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1467-RC3
- AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Rolf Müller, 31 Aug 2023
  
  The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2023/egusphere-2023-1467/egusphere-2023-1467-AC3-supplement.pdf
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1467-AC3

Peer review completion

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

AR by Rolf Müller on behalf of the Authors (27 Oct 2023) Author's tracked changes Manuscript

EF by Svenja Lange (03 Nov 2023) Author's response

ED: Publish as is (07 Nov 2023) by Barbara Ervens

ED: Publish as is (07 Nov 2023) by Gabriele Stiller (Executive editor)

AR by Rolf Müller on behalf of the Authors (08 Nov 2023) Author's response Manuscript

Executive editor

This personal tribute, authored by close colleagues and friends, is an homage to Paul Crutzen's profound and multifaceted impact in the field of atmospheric chemistry and physics. The article summarizes not only the exceptional breadth of research ranging from tropospheric ozone formation to stratospheric ozone loss, and coining the term ‘anthropocene’ but it also describes Paul Crutzen’s instrumental role in shaping the next generations of atmospheric scientists, many of whom now are leaders in the field. Furthermore, Crutzen’s legacy is manifested by his contributions to the creation of the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP), that laid the foundation for EGU's pioneering open-access publication model, fostering public peer review and interactive scientific discourse.