Detection and characterization of birch pollen in the atmosphere using a multiwavelength Raman polarization lidar and Hirst-type pollen sampler in Finland

Bohlmann, Stephanie; Shang, Xiaoxia; Giannakaki, Elina; Filioglou, Maria; Saarto, Annika; Romakkaniemi, Sami; Komppula, Mika

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-14559-2019

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02 Dec 2019

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| 02 Dec 2019

Detection and characterization of birch pollen in the atmosphere using a multiwavelength Raman polarization lidar and Hirst-type pollen sampler in Finland

Stephanie Bohlmann, Xiaoxia Shang, Elina Giannakaki, Maria Filioglou, Annika Saarto, Sami Romakkaniemi, and Mika Komppula

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RC1: 'comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Aug 2019
- AC1: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #1', Stephanie Bohlmann, 10 Sep 2019
RC2: 'Comment to MS No.: acp-2019-635, Detection and characterization of birch pollen in the atmosphere using multi-wavelength Raman lidar in Finland, by Stephanie Bohlmann et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Aug 2019
- AC2: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #2', Stephanie Bohlmann, 10 Sep 2019
- AC4: 'Reply to the additional comments of referee 2', Stephanie Bohlmann, 14 Oct 2019
SC1: 'Comments to Bohlmann et al., 2019, ACPD, Pollen', Holger Baars, 10 Sep 2019
- AC3: 'Reply to Dr. Holger Baars', Stephanie Bohlmann, 14 Oct 2019

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AR by Stephanie Bohlmann on behalf of the Authors (14 Oct 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (16 Oct 2019) by Albert Ansmann

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (21 Oct 2019)

ED: Publish as is (29 Oct 2019) by Albert Ansmann

Short summary

Measurements of the multiwavelength Raman polarization lidar Polly^XT have been combined with measurements of pollen type and concentration using a traditional pollen sampler at the rural forest site in Vehmasmäki, Finland. High particle depolarization ratios were observed during an intense pollination event of birch pollen occasionally mixed with spruce pollen. Our observations illustrate the potential of the particle depolarization ratio to track pollen grains in the atmosphere.