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Articles | Volume 19, issue 13
Articles | Volume 19, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-4601-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-4601-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 19, issue 13
Research article
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14 Jul 2026
Research article |  | 14 Jul 2026

Reaching new heights: Profiling Upper altitudes For Ice Nucleation (PUFIN) on the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) tethered balloon systems

Jessie M. Creamean, Darielle Dexheimer, Carson C. Hume, Maria Vazquez, Benjamin T. M. Hess, Casey M. Longbottom, Carlos A. Ruiz, and Adam K. Theisen

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PUFIN (Profiling Upper altitudes For Ice Nucleation) is a lightweight sampler flown on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement user facility’s tethered balloons to measure ice nucleating particles at multiple altitudes. Deployments in Maryland and Alabama show it can detect low concentrations in under an hour and capture changes with height. All data are publicly available, and future flights will help track seasonal and vertical patterns of these unique particles.
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