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Correlation of ozone loss with the presence of volcanic aerosols
Author(s) -
McGee Thomas J.,
Newman Paul,
Gross Michael,
Singh Upendra,
Godin Sophie,
Lacoste AnneMarie,
Megie Gerard
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/94gl02350
Subject(s) - ozone , volcano , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , lidar , vulcanian eruption , aerosol , climatology , meteorology , geology , geography , remote sensing , seismology
Statistically significant reductions of ozone compared to a climatological profile have been measured above the Observatoire de Haute Provence (OHP) in Southern France (43.9°N, 5.7°E) during the months of July and August, 1992. Lidar profiles of ozone, temperature and aerosols were recorded on 25 separate nights during that time. The change in the ozone profile is correlated with the presence of volcanic aerosols from the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. The total ozone loss amounts to approximately a 10% reduction in the total ozone column over OHP.