The atmospheric SO2 budget for Pinatubo derived from NOAA-11 SBUV/2 spectral data

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Sep 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993georl..20.1971m&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8534), vol. 20, no. 18, p. 1971-1974.

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Albedo, Atmospheric Chemistry, Backscattering, Noaa Satellites, Sulfur Dioxides, Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer, Ultraviolet Radiation, Volcanoes

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Spectral scan data from the NOAA-11 SBUV/2 instrument were used to derive SO2 for three days following the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo - June 19, July 1, and July 17, 1991. Band structure between 300 and 310 nm observed in the backscattered albedo uniquely identifies the presence of SO2. Band ratios are used to infer SO2 amounts to better accuracy (10-20 percent) and sensitivity (about 0.5 milli-atm-cm of SO2) than the TOMS retrieval, but with relatively poor spatial coverage because the measurement is nadir only. Only 7 scans showed detectable SO2 on June 19 when the cloud was still very localized. On July 1 there were 29 scans between 35N and 12S with SO2, with the highest concentration detected over the Atlantic, and on July 17 SO2 was detected in 30 scans around the world, but in decreased concentration. Estimates of the total SO2 budget made after the cloud had spread sufficiently for the sparse SBUV/2 sampling to be adequate indicated that there were 8.4 million metric tons (MMT) of SO2 in the stratosphere on July 1, 1991, and 4.1 MMT remaining on July 17. This corresponds to an e-folding time of about 24 days for the conversion of SO2 to aerosol, and is consistent with an initial injection into the stratosphere of 12-15 MMT of SO2.

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