Report on Atmospheric Effects (1995-2001) — October 1996
Atmospheric Effects (1995-2001)
Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, vol. 21, no. 10 (October 1996)
Managing Editor: Richard Wunderman.
Atmospheric Effects (1995-2001) Lidar data from Hampton, Virginia
Please cite this report as:
Global Volcanism Program, 1996. Report on Atmospheric Effects (1995-2001) (Wunderman, R., ed.). Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, 21:10. Smithsonian Institution.
Atmospheric Effects (1995-2001)
All times are local (unless otherwise noted)
Table 7 lists the 48-inch lidar measurements at 0.69 µm taken with ruby laser in Hampton, Virginia (37.1°N, 76.3°W). An aerosol layer peak was located at 19.3-25.3 km during early October; lidar backscatter ratios were consistent at 1.11-1.16 (table 7).
Table 7. Lidar data from Virginia, USA, showing altitudes of aerosol layers. Backscattering ratios are for the ruby wavelength of 0.69 µm. Integrated values show total backscatter, expressed in steradians-1, integrated over 300-m intervals from the tropopause to 30 km.
| DATE | LAYER ALTITUDE (km) (peak) | BACKSCATTERING RATIO | BACKSCATTERING INTEGRATED |
| Hampton, Virginia (37.1°N, 76.3°W) | |||
| 04 Oct 1996 | 15-30 (21.4) | 1.13 | 5.84 x 10-5 |
| 11 Oct 1996 | 14-30 (25.3) | 1.16 | 4.55 x 10-5 |
| 16 Oct 1996 | 15-29 (19.3) | 1.11 | 4.26 x 10-5 |
Information Contacts: Mary Osborn, NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC), Hampton VA 23665, USA.
