Interactive comment on “Chemical analysis of refractory stratospheric aerosol particles collected within the arctic vortex and inside polar stratospheric clouds” by Martin Ebert et al

Interactive comment on “ Chemical analysis of refractory stratospheric aerosol particles collected within the arctic vortex and inside polar

Interactive comment on “Chemical analysis of refractory stratospheric aerosol particles collected within the arctic vortex and inside polar stratospheric clouds” by Martin Ebert et al

To point 2: The deduction of number distributions/mass mixing ratios from single particle data is linked with rather large uncertainties. Nevertheless, we have added the results of our calculation and the discussion of these values (see end of comment). The mass mixing ratio will be around 0.1 ppbm for all nonvolatile particles and the dN/dlogDP for a particle diameter of 0.75 μm is around 10ˆ-...

Interactive comment on “Chemical analysis of refractory stratospheric aerosol particles

Ebert et al. have submitted a manuscript on observations of meteoritic particles in the UTLS region of the polar vortex. While meteoritic material has long been know to be a component of the upper atmosphere and that that material must follow general stratospheric circulation downward through the vortex, these are nice observations that enhance our knowledge of this area. This paper should be p...

Large nitric acid trihydrate particles and denitrification caused by mountain waves in the Arctic stratosphere

[1] The contribution of stratospheric mountain waves to the formation of large nitric acid trihydrate (NAT) particles and subsequent denitrification of the Arctic polar vortex is calculated for the 1999/2000 winter using a three-dimensional (3-D) model. The model production mechanism involves the formation of NAT clouds with high particle number concentrations downwind of mountain wave ice clou...

Chemical ozone loss in the Arctic winter 2002/2003 determined with Match

The Match technique was used to determine chemically induced ozone loss inside the stratospheric vortex during the Arctic winter 2002/2003. From end of November 2002, which is the earliest start of a Match campaign ever, until end of March 2003 approximately 800 ozonesondes were launched from 34 stations in the Arctic and mid latitudes. Ozone loss rates were quantified from the beginning of Dec...