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Latitudinal variation of spectral optical thickness and columnar size distribution of the El Chichon stratospheric aerosol layerMeasurements are presented for the spectral optical thickness of El Chichon's stratospheric aerosol layer, obtained during an airborne latitudinal survey in April and May of 1983. Columnar aerosol size distributions of the stratosphere are derived by inverting the aerosol optical thickness measurements as a function of wavelength and from spectral aerosol depth measurements obtained during an airborne survey in October and November 1982. Spectral optical thickness data and the derived size distributions from both airborne missions show latitidunal regions with similar characteristics. Airborne solar radiometer measurements are shown to be useful in studies of the latitudinal variations of optical and related particle size characteristics of the stratospheric aerosol layer.
Document ID
19860028148
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Spinhirne, J. D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
King, M. D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
October 20, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 90
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
86A12886
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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