Lidar measurements of stratospheric aerosols enhanced after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo: Alaska, winter 1991/1992

• Main Authors: Yasu-nobu Iwasaka, Motoo Fujiwara, Katsuji Matsunaga, Masahiro Nagatani, Hiroshi Nakada, Hideharu Akiyoshi, Satoshi Yasumatu, Ikuko Mori, Kouji Kondoh, Hideaki Nakane
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Solar Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University/Faculty of Science, Fukuoka University/Solar Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University/Solar Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University/Solar Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University/Faculty of Science, Fukuoka University/Faculty of Science, Fukuoka University/Solar Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University/Aerological Observatory, Japan Meteorological Agency/National Institute of Environmental Studies 1993
• Subjects: Polar meteorology and glaciology; Proceedings of the NIPR Symposium on Polar Meteorology and Glaciology; Alaska
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=3782; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00003782/; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=3782&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1

Lidar measurements made at Poker Flat, Alaska in winter 1991/1992 suggest that stratospheric aerosols were extremely enhanced after the volcanic eruption of Pinatubo. The vertical profile of aerosol concentration had maxima 16-17km, and 22-23km. An additional aerosol layer was identified only in the measurements of December 15,1991.