Extended POLIPHON dust conversion factor dataset for lidar-derived cloud condensation nuclei and ice-nucleating  particle concentration profiles

He, Yun; Choudhury, Goutam; Tesche, Matthias; Ansmann, Albert; Yi, Fan; Müller, Detlef; Yin, Zhenping

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-5669-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-5669-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-5669-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 20

Research article

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21 Oct 2025

Research article |

| 21 Oct 2025

Extended POLIPHON dust conversion factor dataset for lidar-derived cloud condensation nuclei and ice-nucleating particle concentration profiles

Yun He, Goutam Choudhury, Matthias Tesche, Albert Ansmann, Fan Yi, Detlef Müller, and Zhenping Yin

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RC1:
'Comment on egusphere-2025-2666', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Jul 2025

Publisher’s note: a supplement was added to this comment on 23 July 2025.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2666-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Yun He, 19 Aug 2025
  
  We appreciate the reviewer's thorough review. Please see our response as attached.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2666-AC1
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'Comment on egusphere-2025-2666', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Jul 2025

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Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2666-RC2
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Yun He, 19 Aug 2025
  
  We appreciate the reviewer's thorough review. Please see our response as attached.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2666-AC2

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ED: Publish as is (25 Aug 2025) by Vassilis Amiridis

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Short summary

We present a global dataset of POlarization LIdar PHOtometer Networking (POLIPHON) dust conversion factors at 532 nm obtained using Aerosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) observations at 137 sites for ice-nucleating particle (INP) and 123 sites for cloud condensation nucleation (CCN) calculations. We also conduct a comparison of dust CCN concentration profiles derived using both POLIPHON and the independent Optical Modelling of the CALIPSO Aerosol Microphysics (OMCAM) retrieval.