Radiative impact of the Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption: Lower stratospheric response

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D19, 2000, Pages 24409-24429

  Ramachandran, S ^a,b,c   Ramaswamy, V ^a,d   Stenchikov, Georgiy L ^b   Robock, Alan ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE FORCING; STRATOSPHERE; VOLCANIC AEROSOL;

MOUNT PINATUBO; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 16644367052     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900355     Document Type: Article

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