A chronology of annual mean effective radii of stratospheric aerosols from volcanic eruptions during the twentieth century as derived from ground-based spectral extinction measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D23, 2001, Pages 32043-32049

  Stothers, Richard B ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CHRONOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; STRATOSPHERE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

MOUNT PINATUBO; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0035571830     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000414     Document Type: Article

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