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Titel |
Effect of volcanic aerosol on stratospheric NO2: Odin-OSIRIS measurements |
VerfasserIn |
Cristen Adams, Adam Bourassa, Doug Degenstein |
Konferenz |
EGU General Assembly 2016
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Artikel
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Sprache |
en
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Digitales Dokument |
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Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 18 (2016) |
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250126102
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Publikation (Nr.) |
EGU/EGU2016-5781.pdf |
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Zusammenfassung |
Heterogeneous chemistry on the surface of volcanic stratospheric aerosols from large eruptions such as Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 has been shown to cause substantial decreases of stratospheric NO2. Here we present measurements from the Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (OSIRIS), which simultaneously observed wide-spread enhancements of stratospheric aerosol following several relatively minor volcanic eruptions between 2002 and 2014, along with coincident depletion of stratospheric NO2. OSIRIS stratospheric NO2 partial columns for ~3-7 km above the tropopause were found to be smaller than baseline levels during these aerosol enhancements by up to ~60%. Correlations with measurements from MIPAS are also used to show that this is consistent with heterogeneous chemistry on the surface of volcanic aerosols. |
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