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Wave signature in stratospheric aerosols
Author(s) -
Ackerman Marcel,
Lippens Carlos,
De Muer Dirk
Publication year - 1985
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/gl012i007p00445
Subject(s) - stratosphere , aerosol , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , sulfuric acid , humidity , atmospheric temperature , particle (ecology) , meteorology , geology , materials science , physics , oceanography , metallurgy
Regularly spaced vertical structures have been observed in stratospheric aerosols revealed by the observation of scattered sunlight. The simultaneous observations of this phenomenon and of regularly spaced vertical fluctuations of temperature is presented. The aerosol structure is interpreted in terms of particle size as a function of temperature on the basis of the limited theoretical studies available about the effects of temperature and humidity on the growth and optical properties of sulfuric acid‐water dropplets in the stratosphere.