A global climatology of stratospheric aerosol surface area density deduced from Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II measurements: 1984-1994

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 8967-8976

  Thomason, L W ^a   Poole, L R ^a   Deshler, T ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; MOUNT PINATUBO ERUPTION; SAGE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0031407662     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02962     Document Type: Article

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