Stratospheric aerosol clouds due to very large volcanic eruptions of the early twentieth century: Effective particle sizes and conversion from pyrheliometric to visual optical depth

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 6143-6151

  Stothers, Richard B ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION; CLOUD; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; STRATOSPHERE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0031466344     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03985     Document Type: Article

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