Stratospheric AOD after the 2011 eruption of Nabro volcano measured by lidars over the Northern Hemisphere
Nabro volcano (13.37°N, 41.70°E) in Eritrea erupted on 13 June 2011 generating a layer of sulfate aerosols that persisted in the stratosphere for months. For the first time we report on ground-based lidar observations of the same event from every continent in the Northern Hemisphere, taking advantag...
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| author | P Sawamura J P Vernier J E Barnes T A Berkoff E J Welton L Alados-Arboledas F Navas-Guzmán G Pappalardo L Mona F Madonna D Lange M Sicard S Godin-Beekmann G Payen Z Wang S Hu S N Tripathi C Cordoba-Jabonero R M Hoff |
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| description | Nabro volcano (13.37°N, 41.70°E) in Eritrea erupted on 13 June 2011 generating a layer of sulfate aerosols that persisted in the stratosphere for months. For the first time we report on ground-based lidar observations of the same event from every continent in the Northern Hemisphere, taking advantage of the synergy between global lidar networks such as EARLINET, MPLNET and NDACC with independent lidar groups and satellite CALIPSO to track the evolution of the stratospheric aerosol layer in various parts of the globe. The globally averaged aerosol optical depth (AOD) due to the stratospheric volcanic aerosol layers was of the order of 0.018 ± 0.009 at 532 nm, ranging from 0.003 to 0.04. Compared to the total column AOD from the available collocated AERONET stations, the stratospheric contribution varied from 2% to 23% at 532 nm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31d4024d902a4dce97650ccf0c0131812023-08-09T14:20:51ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Letters1748-93262012-01-017303401310.1088/1748-9326/7/3/034013Stratospheric AOD after the 2011 eruption of Nabro volcano measured by lidars over the Northern HemisphereP Sawamura0J P Vernier1J E Barnes2T A Berkoff3E J Welton4L Alados-Arboledas5F Navas-Guzmán6G Pappalardo7L Mona8F Madonna9D Lange10M Sicard11S Godin-Beekmann12G Payen13Z Wang14S Hu15S N Tripathi16C Cordoba-Jabonero17R M Hoff18Department of Physics, University of Maryland , Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USANASA Langley Research Center , Hampton, VA 23666, USANOAA/ESRL/Mauna Loa Observatory , Hilo, HI 96720, USAJoint Center for Earth Systems Technology , Baltimore, MD, USANASA Goddard Space Flight Center , Greenbelt, MD 20771, USACentro Andaluz de Medio Ambiente, Junta de Andalucía-Universidad de Granada , Avenida Del Mediterráneo S/N 18071, Granada, SpainCentro Andaluz de Medio Ambiente, Junta de Andalucía-Universidad de Granada , Avenida Del Mediterráneo S/N 18071, Granada, SpainConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (CNR-IMAA) , C.da S.Loja, I-85050 Tito Scalo, Potenza, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (CNR-IMAA) , C.da S.Loja, I-85050 Tito Scalo, Potenza, ItalyConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale (CNR-IMAA) , C.da S.Loja, I-85050 Tito Scalo, Potenza, ItalyRemote Sensing Laboratory, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya , E-08034 Barcelona, Spain; Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya/UPC , Barcelona, SpainRemote Sensing Laboratory, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya , E-08034 Barcelona, Spain; Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya/UPC , Barcelona, SpainLaboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique , FranceLaboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique , FranceKey Laboratory of Atmospheric Composition and Optical Radiation, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, Anhui 230031, People’s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Atmospheric Composition and Optical Radiation, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, Anhui 230031, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Civil Engineering and Center for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur , Uttar Pradesh, 208016, IndiaInstituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial , 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Physics, University of Maryland , Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA; Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology , Baltimore, MD, USANabro volcano (13.37°N, 41.70°E) in Eritrea erupted on 13 June 2011 generating a layer of sulfate aerosols that persisted in the stratosphere for months. For the first time we report on ground-based lidar observations of the same event from every continent in the Northern Hemisphere, taking advantage of the synergy between global lidar networks such as EARLINET, MPLNET and NDACC with independent lidar groups and satellite CALIPSO to track the evolution of the stratospheric aerosol layer in various parts of the globe. The globally averaged aerosol optical depth (AOD) due to the stratospheric volcanic aerosol layers was of the order of 0.018 ± 0.009 at 532 nm, ranging from 0.003 to 0.04. Compared to the total column AOD from the available collocated AERONET stations, the stratospheric contribution varied from 2% to 23% at 532 nm.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/7/3/034013Nabro volcanostratospheric AODlidar network |
| spellingShingle | P Sawamura J P Vernier J E Barnes T A Berkoff E J Welton L Alados-Arboledas F Navas-Guzmán G Pappalardo L Mona F Madonna D Lange M Sicard S Godin-Beekmann G Payen Z Wang S Hu S N Tripathi C Cordoba-Jabonero R M Hoff Stratospheric AOD after the 2011 eruption of Nabro volcano measured by lidars over the Northern Hemisphere Environmental Research Letters Nabro volcano stratospheric AOD lidar network |
| title | Stratospheric AOD after the 2011 eruption of Nabro volcano measured by lidars over the Northern Hemisphere |
| title_full | Stratospheric AOD after the 2011 eruption of Nabro volcano measured by lidars over the Northern Hemisphere |
| title_fullStr | Stratospheric AOD after the 2011 eruption of Nabro volcano measured by lidars over the Northern Hemisphere |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stratospheric AOD after the 2011 eruption of Nabro volcano measured by lidars over the Northern Hemisphere |
| title_short | Stratospheric AOD after the 2011 eruption of Nabro volcano measured by lidars over the Northern Hemisphere |
| title_sort | stratospheric aod after the 2011 eruption of nabro volcano measured by lidars over the northern hemisphere |
| topic | Nabro volcano stratospheric AOD lidar network |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/7/3/034013 |
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