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Lidar measurements of Mt. Pinatubo aerosols at Aberystwyth from August 1991 through March 1992

Journal Article · · Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/93GL02893· OSTI ID:6862953
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  1. Univ. of Wales, Aberystwyth (United Kingdom)
  2. DMI, Copenhagen (Denmark)

This paper presents results of lidar measurements of stratospheric aerosols made from Aberystwyth (52.4[degrees]N) during EASOE. Following the Pinatubo eruption, aerosols were observed below 22 km in August, and showed a steady increase in density and height in the stratosphere, reaching heights of 34 km. Between August and March of 1992, the optical depths increased by a factor of 10.

OSTI ID:
6862953
Journal Information:
Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States), Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States) Vol. 21:13; ISSN GPRLAJ; ISSN 0094-8276
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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