Influence of light-absorbing  particles on snow  spectral irradiance profiles

Tuzet, Francois; Dumont, Marie; Arnaud, Laurent; Voisin, Didier; Lamare, Maxim; Larue, Fanny; Revuelto, Jesus; Picard, Ghislain

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2169-2019

Articles | Volume 13, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2169-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2169-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 8

Research article

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19 Aug 2019

Research article |

| 19 Aug 2019

Influence of light-absorbing particles on snow spectral irradiance profiles

Francois Tuzet, Marie Dumont, Laurent Arnaud, Didier Voisin, Maxim Lamare, Fanny Larue, Jesus Revuelto, and Ghislain Picard

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 30 May 2019
- AC1: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1', François Tuzet, 05 Jul 2019
- AC3: 'Difference between discussion and corrected manuscript', François Tuzet, 05 Jul 2019
RC2: 'review of Tuzet et al', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Jun 2019
- AC2: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2', François Tuzet, 05 Jul 2019
- AC3: 'Difference between discussion and corrected manuscript', François Tuzet, 05 Jul 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (10 Jul 2019) by Mark Flanner

AR by François Tuzet on behalf of the Authors (10 Jul 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (11 Jul 2019) by Mark Flanner

Short summary

Here we present a novel method to estimate the impurity content (e.g. black carbon or mineral dust) in Alpine snow based on measurements of light extinction profiles. This method is proposed as an alternative to chemical measurements, allowing rapid retrievals of vertical concentrations of impurities in the snowpack. In addition, the results provide a better understanding of the impact of impurities on visible light extinction in snow.