CLAES south-looking aerosol observations for 1992

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 20; no. 12; pp. 1295 - 1298
• Main Authors: Mergenthaler, J. L., Kumer, J. B., Roche, A. E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Legacy CDMS Blackwell Publishing Ltd 18.06.1993; American Geophysical Union
• Subjects: 540110; AEROSOLS; Antarctica; Arrays; Atmospheric composition. Chemical and photochemical reactions; CLOUDS; COLLOIDS; DISPERSIONS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EARTH PLANET; Earth, ocean, space; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Etalons; Evolution; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; FLUID FLOW; FLUIDS; GASES; Geophysics; Meteorology And Climatology; Physics of the high neutral atmosphere; PLANETS; REMOTE SENSING; SOLS 540120 > Environment, Atmospheric > Chemicals Monitoring & Transport > (1990-); SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; Veils; VOLCANIC GASES; VORTEX FLOW; Winter; Asia; Philippine Islands; Antarctica; Stratosphere; Satellite observation; Volcanic eruption; Winter; Polar stratospheric cloud; Stratospheric aerosol
• ISSN: 0094-8276; 1944-8007
• DOI: 10.1029/93GL01446

The Cryogenic Limb Etalon Array Spectrometer (CLAES) aboard the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) has made global observations of stratospheric aerosol during 1992. The instrument and measurement technique are briefly discussed. Samples of CLAES aerosol observations for south-looking days through the course of the Antarctic winter showing evolution of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) and the Pinatubo volcanic veil are shown and discussed.