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Ice fog and supersaturation observed at cirrus temperatures at Dome C, Antarctic Plateau

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Vignon,  Étienne
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Raillard,  Lea
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Genthon,  Christophe
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Del Guasta,  Massimo
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Heymsfield,  Andrew
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Madeleine,  Jean-Baptiste
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

Berne,  Alexis
IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations;

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Vignon, É., Raillard, L., Genthon, C., Del Guasta, M., Heymsfield, A., Madeleine, J.-B., Berne, A. (2023): Ice fog and supersaturation observed at cirrus temperatures at Dome C, Antarctic Plateau, XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) (Berlin 2023).
https://doi.org/10.57757/IUGG23-2382


Cite as: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_5018393
Abstract
As the near-surface atmosphere over the Antarctic Plateau is cold and pristine, its physico-chemical conditions resemble to a certain extent those of the high troposphere where cirrus clouds form. In this study, we carry out an observational analysis of two shallow fog clouds forming in situ at cirrus temperatures – that is, temperatures lower than 235 K – at Dome C, Antarctic Plateau. The combination of lidar profiles with temperature and humidity measurements from advanced thermo-hygrometers along a 45 m mast makes it possible to characterise the formation and development of the fog. High supersaturations with respect to ice are observed before the initiation of fog, and the values attained suggest that the nucleation process at play is the homogeneous freezing of solution aerosol droplets. Once nucleation occurs, the relative humidity decreases down to subsaturated values with respect to ice in a few hours, owing to vapour deposition onto ice crystals and turbulent mixing. The development of fog is tightly coupled with the dynamics of the boundary layer which, in the first study case, experiences a summertime weak diurnal cycle, while in the second case, it transits from a very stable to a weakly stable dynamical regime during the polar night. Overall, this work highlights the potential of the site of Dome C for observational studies of very cold cloud microphysical processes in natural conditions and with in situ ground-based instruments.