A review of global stratospheric aerosol: Measurements, importance, life cycle, and local stratospheric aerosol

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 90, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 223-232

  Deshler, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Stratospheric aerosol; Stratospheric aerosol measurements; Stratospheric chemistry; Trends in stratospheric aerosol; Tropical stratospheric aerosol; Volcanic aerosol

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERICS; CHLORINE; CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GASES; LIFE CYCLE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFURIC ACID; TROPICS; VOLCANOES; WATER INJECTION;

STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOL; STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOL MEASUREMENTS; STRATOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; TRENDS IN STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOL; TROPICAL STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOL; VOLCANIC AEROSOL;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

NUCLEATION; RADIATION BALANCE; STRATOSPHERE; VOLCANIC AEROSOL; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

PINATUBO;

EID: 56249090700     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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