Articles | Volume 14, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-7153-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-7153-2021
Research article
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16 Nov 2021
Research article |  | 16 Nov 2021

Methodology to obtain highly resolved SO2 vertical profiles for representation of volcanic emissions in climate models

Oscar S. Sandvik, Johan Friberg, Moa K. Sporre, and Bengt G. Martinsson

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A method to form SO2 profiles in the stratosphere with high vertical resolution following volcanic eruptions is introduced. The method combines space-based high-resolution vertical aerosol profiles and SO2 measurements the first 2 weeks after an eruption with air mass trajectory analyses. The SO2 is located at higher altitude than in most previous studies. The detailed resolution of the SO2 profile is unprecedented compared to other methods.
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