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Scientific paper
Nov 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983georl..10.1025k&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 10, Nov. 1983, p. 1025-1028.
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Aerosols, Ashes, Particle Size Distribution, Spectrometers, Stratosphere, Sulfuric Acid, Volcanoes, Clouds, Drops (Liquids), Mass Distribution, U-2 Aircraft
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Three particle size spectrometers were flown aboard the NASA-U2 on numerous flights before and after the eruption of El Chichon to determine the effects of the eruption. Measurements of aerosol particles between 20-50 deg north latitude over the North American continent show strong orders of magnitude enhancements in number and mass. Our analyses and supporting measurements by others, indicate that the aerosol between 0.1-2.0 microns is largely H2SO4 while the aerosol larger than 2 microns is likely ash. Comparisons of measurements using a spectrometer with an aerodynamically sensitive (particle size sorting) inlet with a second one that operated 'in situ', and a third one that operated isokinetically, indicate that the larger ash particles are of low bulk density. Observations of particles as large as 30 microns four months after the eruption are only compatible with very low bulk densities. The H2SO4 droplet populations show decreasing number density with altitude but increasing mass. The distribution is largely bimodal with 0.4 and 1.2 micron modes typically observed. The mass is dominated by the 1.2 micron mode.
Huffman Dave
Knollenberg Robert G.
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