Interactive comment on “Inferring thermodynamic properties from CCN activation experiments: a) single-component and binary aerosols” by L. T. Padró et al
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The authors have presented a new technique (Kohler Theory Analysis, KTA) to infer thermodynamic quantities from CCN experiments. This method has been tested for single-component and binary aerosols with moderate success but continues to show substantial errors. Even with these errors, this tool is clearly and important step in better obtaining information from real and complex aerosol particles in order to better constrain models. The paper is clearly written and the method well-explained and analyzed for error. The importance and conclusion,
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Inferring thermodynamic properties from CCN activation experiments: a) single-component and binary aerosols
K ¨ ohler theory analysis L. T. Padró et al.
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