Mystery cloud of AD 536

The possible cause of the densest and most persistent dry fog on record, which was observed in Europe and the Middle East during AD 536 and 537, is discussed. The fog's long duration toward the south and the high sulfuric acid signal detected in Greenland in ice cores dated around AD 540 suppor...

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Main Author: Stothers, R. B.
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Published: 1984
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19840053911 2023-05-15T16:27:55+02:00 Mystery cloud of AD 536 Stothers, R. B. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Jan 26, 1984 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19840053911 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19840053911 Accession ID: 84A36698 Copyright Other Sources 46 Nature; 307; 344 1984 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T15:53:51Z The possible cause of the densest and most persistent dry fog on record, which was observed in Europe and the Middle East during AD 536 and 537, is discussed. The fog's long duration toward the south and the high sulfuric acid signal detected in Greenland in ice cores dated around AD 540 support the theory that the fog was due to the explosion of the Rabaul volcano, the occurrence of which has been dated at about AD 540 by the radiocarbon method. Other/Unknown Material Greenland NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Greenland
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description The possible cause of the densest and most persistent dry fog on record, which was observed in Europe and the Middle East during AD 536 and 537, is discussed. The fog's long duration toward the south and the high sulfuric acid signal detected in Greenland in ice cores dated around AD 540 support the theory that the fog was due to the explosion of the Rabaul volcano, the occurrence of which has been dated at about AD 540 by the radiocarbon method.
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