Annual variability of ice-nucleating particle concentrations at different Arctic locations

Wex, Heike; Huang, Lin; Zhang, Wendy; Hung, Hayley; Traversi, Rita; Becagli, Silvia; Sheesley, Rebecca J.; Moffett, Claire E.; Barrett, Tate E.; Bossi, Rossana; Skov, Henrik; Hünerbein, Anja; Lubitz, Jasmin; Löffler, Mareike; Linke, Olivia; Hartmann, Markus; Herenz, Paul; Stratmann, Frank

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-5293-2019

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17 Apr 2019

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| 17 Apr 2019

Annual variability of ice-nucleating particle concentrations at different Arctic locations

Heike Wex, Lin Huang, Wendy Zhang, Hayley Hung, Rita Traversi, Silvia Becagli, Rebecca J. Sheesley, Claire E. Moffett, Tate E. Barrett, Rossana Bossi, Henrik Skov, Anja Hünerbein, Jasmin Lubitz, Mareike Löffler, Olivia Linke, Markus Hartmann, Paul Herenz, and Frank Stratmann

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RC1: 'review', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Jan 2019
- AC1: 'Our responses to your review', Heike Wex, 26 Mar 2019
RC2: 'Referee review of Wex et al.', Paul DeMott, 30 Jan 2019
- AC2: 'Our responses to your review', Heike Wex, 26 Mar 2019

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We found an annual cycle for ice-nucleating particles in the Arctic. These particles are important for Arctic clouds, as they can change the lifetime of clouds. We suggest that higher concentrations of these particles in summertime originate from the Arctic biosphere (both marine and terrestrial). With a warming Arctic, these concentrations may increase further, influencing aerosol–cloud interactions and therewith the observed strong warming of the Arctic.