Articles | Volume 25, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-12007-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-12007-2025
Research article
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02 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 02 Oct 2025

Locally emitted fungal spores serve as high-temperature ice nucleating particles in the European sub-Arctic

Jürgen Gratzl, Alexander Böhmländer, Sanna Pätsi, Clara-E. Pogner, Markus Gorfer, David Brus, Konstantinos Matthaios Doulgeris, Florian Wieland, Eija Asmi, Annika Saarto, Ottmar Möhler, Dominik Stolzenburg, and Hinrich Grothe

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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 egusphere-2025-1599', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 May 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1599', Anonymous Referee #2, 03 Jun 2025
  • RC3: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1599', Anonymous Referee #3, 06 Jun 2025
  • RC4: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1599', Anonymous Referee #4, 06 Jun 2025
  • RC5: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1599', Anonymous Referee #4, 06 Jun 2025
  • AC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1599', Jürgen Gratzl, 03 Jul 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Jürgen Gratzl on behalf of the Authors (08 Jul 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 Jul 2025) by Luis A. Ladino
RR by Anonymous Referee #4 (10 Jul 2025)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (12 Jul 2025)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (14 Jul 2025)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (17 Jul 2025)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Jul 2025) by Luis A. Ladino
AR by Jürgen Gratzl on behalf of the Authors (17 Jul 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (18 Jul 2025) by Luis A. Ladino
AR by Jürgen Gratzl on behalf of the Authors (18 Jul 2025)
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Short summary
We studied particles in the air over 1 year in the Finnish sub-Arctic to understand how biological particles affect ice formation in clouds. We found that fungal spores are the main contributors to ice formation at warmer temperatures. These particles are released locally and vary with the weather. Our results also show that we know very little about which fungi can form ice in the atmosphere, highlighting a major gap in our understanding of how nature influences weather and climate.
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