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Stratospheric aerosol properties and their effects on infrared radiation.This paper presents a stratospheric aerosol model and infers its effects on terrestrial radiation. Composition of the aerosol is assumed to be concentrated sulfuric acid. An appropriate size distribution has been determined from available size distribution measurements of other investigators. Aerosols composed of concentrated sulfuric acid emit energy in the atmospheric window region of the infrared spectrum, 8-13 microns. Laboratory measurements of optical constant data obtained at room temperature are presented for 75 and 90% aqueous sulfuric acid. Calculations of an aerosol extinction coefficient are then performed by using the above data. Effects of changes in aerosol phase and temperature are discussed but not resolved.
Document ID
19730041542
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Remsberg, E. E.
(Wisconsin, University Madison, Wis., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
March 20, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 78
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
73A26344
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF GA-11433
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS1-11707-6
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF GP-9482
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Public
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