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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
Volume 127, Issue 18, Pages -Publisher
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1029/2022JD036600
Keywords
sulfate; aerosol; composition; volcanic eruption
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- Canadian Space Agency [9F045-200575/001/SA]
- NASA SAGE-III-ISS Team [80NSSC21K1194]
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The composition of stratospheric aerosols in the Arctic was evaluated using infrared aerosol spectra derived from Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment measurements following the June 2019 Raikoke volcanic eruption. The study found a persistent blanket of aerosols in the stratosphere over northern latitudes for many months, consisting almost exclusively of sulfates.
Infrared aerosol spectra derived from Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment measurements following the June 2019 Raikoke volcanic eruption are used to evaluate the composition of stratospheric aerosols in the Arctic. A blanket of aerosols, spanning an altitude range from the tropopause (8-11 km) to 20 km, persisted in the stratosphere over northern latitudes for many months. The aerosols within this blanket were almost exclusively sulfates. The percentage of sulfuric acid in the aerosols decreased over time, dropping below 50% H2SO4 concentration at some altitudes by March 2020. Contrary to previous reports, the aerosol blanket was not comprised of smoke particles.
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