Multi-scale measurements of mesospheric aerosols and electrons during the MAXIDUSTY campaign

Antonsen, Tarjei; Havnes, Ove; Spicher, Andres

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2139-2019

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08 Apr 2019

Research article |

| 08 Apr 2019

Multi-scale measurements of mesospheric aerosols and electrons during the MAXIDUSTY campaign

Tarjei Antonsen, Ove Havnes, and Andres Spicher

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RC1: 'Spectral behavior needs deeper investigation', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Nov 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to RC1 regarding spectral properties', Tarjei Antonsen, 17 Dec 2018
RC2: 'Referee comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Nov 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to RC2 'Referee Comments'', Tarjei Antonsen, 18 Dec 2018

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

AR by Tarjei Antonsen on behalf of the Authors (22 Feb 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (25 Feb 2019) by Bernd Funke

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (18 Mar 2019)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (18 Mar 2019) by Bernd Funke

AR by Tarjei Antonsen on behalf of the Authors (20 Mar 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (21 Mar 2019) by Bernd Funke

AR by Tarjei Antonsen on behalf of the Authors (25 Mar 2019) Manuscript

Short summary

This paper presents measurements of changes in mesospheric aerosol populations on different length scales, as detected by the DUSTY and MUDD probes on the MAXIDUSTY-1B rocket on 8 July 2016. Identical probes recorded very different currents, which we attribute to adverse flow effects. We find a general anti-correlation for charged aerosols and electrons, but not consistently on all length scales. We conclude that there is no simple relationship between aerosols and PMSE (radar echoes).