A new method of inferring the size, number density, and charge of mesospheric dust from its in situ collection by the DUSTY probe

Havnes, Ove; Antonsen, Tarjei; Baumgarten, Gerd; Hartquist, Thomas W.; Biebricher, Alexander; Fredriksen, Åshild; Friedrich, Martin; Hedin, Jonas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-1673-2019

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15 Mar 2019

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| 15 Mar 2019

A new method of inferring the size, number density, and charge of mesospheric dust from its in situ collection by the DUSTY probe

Ove Havnes, Tarjei Antonsen, Gerd Baumgarten, Thomas W. Hartquist, Alexander Biebricher, Åshild Fredriksen, Martin Friedrich, and Jonas Hedin

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RC1: 'Review of “A new method to infer the size, number density, and charge of mesospheric dust from its in situ collection by the DUSTY probe” by Havnes et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Oct 2018
- AC1: 'Response to comments by referee # 1, #2 and #3', Ove Havnes, 09 Jan 2019
RC2: 'Referee report amt-2018-222', Anonymous Referee #3, 16 Dec 2018
- AC2: 'Response to comments by referee # 1, #2 and #3', Ove Havnes, 11 Feb 2019

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AR by Ove Havnes on behalf of the Authors (11 Feb 2019) Author's response

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (12 Feb 2019) by Bernd Funke

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (26 Feb 2019)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (27 Feb 2019) by Bernd Funke

Short summary

We present a new method of analyzing data from rocket-borne aerosol detectors of the Faraday cup type (DUSTY). By using models for how aerosols are charged in the mesosphere and how they interact in a collision with the probes, fundamental parameters like aerosol radius, charge, and number density can be derived. The resolution can be down to ~ 10 cm, which is much lower than other available methods. The theory is furthermore used to analyze DUSTY data from the 2016 rocket campaign MAXIDUSTY.