Measurement Report: Lidar measurements of stratospheric aerosol following the 2019 Raikoke and Ulawun volcanic eruptions

Vaughan, Geraint; Wareing, David; Ricketts, Hugo

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-5597-2021

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12 Apr 2021

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Measurement Report: Lidar measurements of stratospheric aerosol following the 2019 Raikoke and Ulawun volcanic eruptions

Geraint Vaughan, David Wareing, and Hugo Ricketts

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Final revised paper (published on 12 Apr 2021)
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RC1: 'Review of the discussion paper by G. Vaughan et al. (2020)', Vladislav Gerasimov, 07 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'Reply to reviewer 1', Geraint Vaughan, 10 Feb 2021
RC2: 'Review of Vaughan et al. measurement report "Lidar measurements of stratospheric aerosol following the Raikoke and Ulawun volcanic eruptions"', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Jan 2021
- AC2: 'Reply to Reviewer 2', Geraint Vaughan, 10 Feb 2021

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (15 Feb 2021) by Matthias Tesche

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ED: Publish as is (15 Feb 2021) by Matthias Tesche

Short summary

This paper documents the evolution of the cloud of volcanic aerosol introduced into the stratosphere by the eruption of Raikoke in June 2019. The measurements were made by a UV lidar (laser radar) operated at Capel Dewi, Wales, between June 2019 and May 2020. They show how the cloud of volcanic aerosol arrived at the site and how its optical depth decreased by a factor of 5 over the 11 months of measurements.