SAGE measurements of the stratospheric aerosol dispersion and loading from the Soufriere Volcano

Explosions of the Soufriere volcano on the Caribbean Island of St. Vincent reduced two major stratospheric plumes which the stratospheric aerosol and gas experiment (SAGE) satellite tracked to West Africa and the North Atlantic Ocean. The total mass of the stratospheric ejecta measured is less than...

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Main Authors: Mccormick, M. P., Yue, G. K., Kent, G. S., Cunnold, D. M.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1981
Subjects:
GEOPHYSICS
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19820004814
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Summary:Explosions of the Soufriere volcano on the Caribbean Island of St. Vincent reduced two major stratospheric plumes which the stratospheric aerosol and gas experiment (SAGE) satellite tracked to West Africa and the North Atlantic Ocean. The total mass of the stratospheric ejecta measured is less than 0.5% of the global stratospheric aerosol burden. No significant temperature or climate perturbation is expected. It is found that the movement and dispersion of the plumes agree with those deduced from high altitude meteorological data and dispersion theory. The stratospheric aerosol dispersion and loading from the Soufrier volcano was measured.

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