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Atmospheric turbidity over Africa ‐ Disturbed by the El Chichon Eruption?
Author(s) -
Jaenicke R.,
d'Almeida G. A.
Publication year - 1983
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/gl010i003p00233
Subject(s) - turbidity , volcano , visibility , atmospheric sciences , vulcanian eruption , environmental science , climatology , stratosphere , geology , geography , meteorology , oceanography , seismology
In a network, the atmospheric turbidity over Africa is observed for two years. The most recent data from a central Sahara station show increased values but horizontal visibility remained unchanged. This large turbidity seems to be produced not only regionally, rather the temporal development points toward the eruption of El Chichon in Mexico.