Physics
Scientific paper
Sep 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983georl..10..877m&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 10, Sept. 1983, p. 877-880.
Physics
61
Aerosols, Latitude, Mass Distribution, Spatial Distribution, Stratosphere, Volcanoes, Light Scattering, Optical Radar, Radar Measurement, Vertical Distribution
Scientific paper
The eruptions of El Chicon in Mexico during March and April, 1982, produced the largest enhancements in stratospheric aerosols, which were experienced in at least the last 20 years. An experimental survey flight was conducted in October-November 1982 to underfly El Chichon's eruption cloud and to map out its latitudinal distribution. A NASA aircraft was flown between 46 deg N latitude and 46 deg S latitude in a coordinated field campaign. The present investigation is concerned with the results of lidar stratospheric measurements taken over the entire mission. The employed airborne lidar system consists of a ruby laser, nominally emitting 1 joule/pulse at 0.5 pulse/sec during flight, and a 35.6-cm receiving Cassegrainian-configured telescope. The lidar data presented are described in two forms, taking into account the lidar backscattering ratio and the integrated aerosol backscattering function.
McCormick Patrick M.
Swissler T. J.
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