Using depolarization to quantify ice nucleating particle concentrations: a new method

Zenker, Jake; Collier, Kristen N.; Xu, Guanglang; Yang, Ping; Levin, Ezra J. T.; Suski, Kaitlyn J.; DeMott, Paul J.; Brooks, Sarah D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-4639-2017

Articles | Volume 10, issue 12

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 10, 4639–4657, 2017

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-4639-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 10, 4639–4657, 2017

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-4639-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 12

Research article 01 Dec 2017

Research article | 01 Dec 2017

Using depolarization to quantify ice nucleating particle concentrations: a new method

Jake Zenker et al.

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RC1: 'Review of the paper by Zenker et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Aug 2017
- AC1: 'Authors Response to Referee #2 Comments', Jake Zenker, 05 Oct 2017
RC2: 'Review of Zenker et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 09 Aug 2017
- AC2: 'Authors Response to Referee #1 Comments', Jake Zenker, 05 Oct 2017
RC3: 'Using depolarization to quantify ice nucleating particle concentrations: a new method', Anonymous Referee #3, 09 Aug 2017
- AC3: 'Authors Response to Referee #3 Comments', Jake Zenker, 05 Oct 2017
RC4: 'Review of Zenker et al.', Anonymous Referee #4, 09 Aug 2017
- AC4: 'Authors Response to Referee #4 Comments', Jake Zenker, 05 Oct 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Jake Zenker on behalf of the Authors (05 Oct 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (08 Oct 2017) by Mingjin Tang

AR by Jake Zenker on behalf of the Authors (13 Oct 2017) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

We have developed a new method which employs single particle depolarization to determine ice nucleating particle (INP) concentrations and to differentiate between ice crystals, water droplets, and aerosols. The method is used to interpret measurements collected using the Texas A&M Continuous Flow Diffusion Chamber (TAMU CFDC) coupled to a Cloud and Aerosol Spectrometer with Polarization (CASPOL). This new method extends the range of operating conditions for the CFDC to higher supersaturations.