Reply on RC2

Abstract

The manuscript ‘Variability of Black Carbon mass concentration in surface snow at Svalbard’ by Michele Bertò et al. reports the cumulative processes (such as atmospheric, snowpack and meteorological conditions) in governing the refractory Black Carbon (rBC) mass concentrations in the upper snow layers at Svalbard. The database (85 days in 2014, 1 Apr-24 Jun and 3-days in 2015, 28 Apr1 May) in this study is useful to the characterization of aerosol-cryosphere interaction over the Arctic. However, there are many weak elements and lack of clarity in several aspects. I recommend publication of this manuscript in the Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics after my comments have been addressed.