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Correlation of ozone loss with the presence of volcanic aerosols

Journal Article · · Geophysical Research Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/94GL02350· OSTI ID:57439
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  1. NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (United States)
Statistically significant reductions of ozone compared to a climatological profile have been measured above the Observatoire de Haute Provence (OHP) in Southern France (43.9 deg N, 5.7 deg E) during the months of July and August, 1992. Lidar profiles of ozone, temperature and aerosols were recorded on 25 separate nights during that time. The change in the ozone profile is correlated with the presence of volcanic aerosols from the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. The total ozone loss amounts to approximately a 10% reduction in the total ozone column over OHP.
Research Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, MD (United States). Goddard Space Flight Center
OSTI ID:
57439
Journal Information:
Geophysical Research Letters, Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters Journal Issue: 25 Vol. 21; ISSN GPRLAJ; ISSN 0094-8276
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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