The MIPAS/Envisat climatology (2002–2012) of polar stratospheric cloud volume density profiles

Höpfner, Michael; Deshler, Terry; Pitts, Michael; Poole, Lamont; Spang, Reinhold; Stiller, Gabriele; von Clarmann, Thomas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5901-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5901-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5901-2018

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Articles | Volume 11, issue 10

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25 Oct 2018

Research article |

| 25 Oct 2018

The MIPAS/Envisat climatology (2002–2012) of polar stratospheric cloud volume density profiles

Michael Höpfner, Terry Deshler, Michael Pitts, Lamont Poole, Reinhold Spang, Gabriele Stiller, and Thomas von Clarmann

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RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Aug 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to referee #2', Michael Höpfner, 05 Oct 2018
RC2: 'Review of Höpfner et al., “The MIPAS/Envisat climatology (2002–2012) of polar stratospheric cloud (PSC) volume density profiles” (hereafter “H18”)', Michael Fromm, 23 Aug 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to referee Michael Fromm', Michael Höpfner, 05 Oct 2018
SC1: 'Comment by H. Grothe, F.Weiss, and M.J. Rossi', Hinrich Grothe, 12 Sep 2018
- AC3: 'Reply to comment by H. Grothe, F.Weiss, and M.J. Rossi', Michael Höpfner, 05 Oct 2018

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AR by Michael Höpfner on behalf of the Authors (05 Oct 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (11 Oct 2018) by Brian Kahn

AR by Michael Höpfner on behalf of the Authors (16 Oct 2018) Manuscript

Short summary

Polar stratospheric clouds (PSC) have major relevance to the processes leading to polar ozone depletion. A good understanding of these particles is a prerequisite to predict their role in a changing climate. We present the first global set of PSC volume density profiles derived from the MIPAS satellite measurements covering the entire mission period between 2002 and 2012. A comparison to CALIOP lidar measurements is provided. The dataset can serve as a basis for evaluation of atmospheric models.