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DOI	10.1029/2020JD033829
	How Does a Pinatubo-Size Volcanic Cloud Reach the Middle Stratosphere?
	Stenchikov G.; Ukhov A.; Osipov S.; Ahmadov R.; Grell G.; Cady-Pereira K.; Mlawer E.; Iacono M.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	2169897X
卷号	126 期号:10
英文摘要	Volcanic explosions are the most critical replenishing mechanism of the stratospheric aerosol Junge layer. A fresh volcanic cloud comprises mostly sulfur-bearing gases, volcanic ash, and water vapor. It is commonly assumed that only sulfate aerosols remain in an aged volcanic cloud. Accurate simulation of the initial evolution of multicomponent fresh volcanic clouds is largely missing due to insufficient spatial resolution and a lack of relevant physics in global climate models. However, this initial stage is essential, as the vertical structure, composition, and altitude of a freshly developed volcanic cloud affect its long-term evolution. To fill this gap, we modified a regional WRF-Chem model to study the dispersion of a Pinatubo-size volcanic cloud in the equatorial belt with a 25 km grid spacing explicitly accounting for the SO2, ash, sulfate, water vapor, and hydrometeors radiative effects. The model best reproduces the observed evolution of the Pinatubo optical depth when eruptive products are injected above the cold tropical tropopause at 17 km. During the first week, the volcanic cloud in our simulations rises 1 km/day. Ash is primarily responsible for the heating and lofting of the volcanic products. Radiative heating of SO2 is weaker than that of ash and sulfate but is sufficient to position the core of the SO2 layer 1–2 km above the sulfate layer. Utilizing a more realistic description of the volcanic cloud's initial stage potentially improves overall volcanic cloud predictability. It might also be essential to designing geoengineering technologies based on the injection of aerosol precursors in the lower stratosphere. © 2021. The Authors.
英文关键词	ash; explosive eruptions; SO2; sulfate; volcanic cloud
语种	英语
来源期刊	Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/185221
作者单位	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany; CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States; NOAA Earth Systems Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States; Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Lexington, MA, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Stenchikov G.,Ukhov A.,Osipov S.,et al. How Does a Pinatubo-Size Volcanic Cloud Reach the Middle Stratosphere?[J],2021,126(10).
APA	Stenchikov G..,Ukhov A..,Osipov S..,Ahmadov R..,Grell G..,...&Iacono M..(2021).How Does a Pinatubo-Size Volcanic Cloud Reach the Middle Stratosphere?.Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,126(10).
MLA	Stenchikov G.,et al."How Does a Pinatubo-Size Volcanic Cloud Reach the Middle Stratosphere?".Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 126.10(2021).