Report on Atmospheric Effects (1995-2001) — December 1998
Atmospheric Effects (1995-2001)
Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, vol. 23, no. 12 (December 1998)
Managing Editor: Richard Wunderman.
Atmospheric Effects (1995-2001) Lidar data from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Please cite this report as:
Global Volcanism Program, 1998. Report on Atmospheric Effects (1995-2001) (Wunderman, R., ed.). Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, 23:12. Smithsonian Institution.
Atmospheric Effects (1995-2001)
All times are local (unless otherwise noted)
Atmospheric lidar measurements from Germany (table 16) from July through December 1998 showed no significant change compared to levels recorded earlier in 1998 (Bulletin v. 23, no. 6). Layer altitudes were in the 12-29 km range, with peaks at 14.0-21.9 km.
Table 16. Lidar data from Germany (July-December 1998) showing altitudes of aerosol layers. Backscattering ratios are for the Nd-YAG wavelength of 532 nm, with the equivalent ruby values (690 nm) in parentheses. Courtesy of Horst Jäger.
| DATE | LAYER ALTITUDE (km) (peak) | BACKSCATTERING RATIO | BACKSCATTERING INTEGRATED |
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (47.5°N, 11.0°E) | |||
| 29 Jul 1998 | 14-29 (16.6) | 1.05 (1.09) | -- |
| 06 Aug 1998 | 12-28 (15.4) | 1.06 (1.11) | -- |
| 19 Aug 1998 | 12-30 (14.0) | 1.06 (1.12) | -- |
| 26 Aug 1998 | 12-29 (14.6) | 1.07 (1.13) | -- |
| 09 Sep 1998 | 13-27 (15.5) | 1.10 (1.19) | -- |
| 22 Sep 1998 | 15-29 (19.8) | 1.04 (1.08) | -- |
| 25 Sep 1998 | 12-30 (21.9) | 1.04 (1.08) | -- |
| 13 Oct 1998 | 11-30 (15.2) | 1.06 (1.12) | -- |
| 16 Oct 1998 | 12-24 (15.9) | 1.04 (1.09) | -- |
| 18 Nov 1998 | 11-29 (14.9) | 1.06 (1.11) | -- |
| 08 Dec 1998 | 12-27 (17.9) | 1.08 (1.15) | -- |
Information Contacts: Horst Jäger, Fraunhofer-Institut fuer Atmosphaerische, Umweltforschung, IFU, Kreuzeckbahnstr., 19 D-82467, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
