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Research article
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09 Apr 2024
Research article |
| 09 Apr 2024
| 09 Apr 2024
Characterization of stratospheric particle size distribution uncertainties using SAGE II and SAGE III/ISS extinction spectra
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Mahesh Kovilakam
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
ADNET Systems Inc., 6720B Rockledge Drive, Suite 504, Bethesda, MD 20817, USA
Larry Thomason
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
retired
Stephen J. Miller
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News, VA 23607, USA
retired
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Short summary
An algorithm is presented to derive a new SAGE III/ISS (Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III on the International Space Station) Level-2 product: the size distribution of stratospheric particles. This is a significant improvement over previous techniques in that we now provide uncertainty estimates for all inferred parameters. We also evaluated the stability of this method in retrieving bimodal distribution parameters. We present a special application to the 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga.
An algorithm is presented to derive a new SAGE III/ISS (Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment...
