Global to microscale evolution of the Pinatubo volcanic aerosol derived from diverse measurements and analyses

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 18745-18763

  Russell, P B ^a   Livingston, J M ^b   Pueschel, R F ^a   Bauman, J J ^c   Pollack, J B ^a   Brooks, S L ^d   Hamill, P ^e   Thomason, L W ^f   Stowe, L L ^g   Deshler, T ^h,k   Dutton, E G ⁱ   Bergstrom, R W ^j  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Synernet Corporation   (United States)

^e SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^g OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

ⁱ NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^j BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; EVAPORATION; PARTICLE MORPHOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY; SULPHATE AEROSOL; TROPOPAUSE; VOLCANIC AEROSOL;

PHILIPPINES, MOUNT PINATUBO;

EID: 0030417220     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01162     Document Type: Article

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