Reconstructing volcanic radiative forcing since 1990, using a comprehensive emission inventory and  spatially resolved sulfur injections from satellite  data in a chemistry-climate model

Schallock, Jennifer; Brühl, Christoph; Bingen, Christine; Höpfner, Michael; Rieger, Landon; Lelieveld, Jos

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1169-2023

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Reconstructing volcanic radiative forcing since 1990, using a comprehensive emission inventory and spatially resolved sulfur injections from satellite data in a chemistry-climate model

Jennifer Schallock, Christoph Brühl, Christine Bingen, Michael Höpfner, Landon Rieger, and Jos Lelieveld

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Volcanic SO2 data derived from limb viewing satellites for the lower stratosphere from 1990 to 2019, and from nadir viewing satellites for the troposphere, including the corresponding radiative forcing computed by the CCM EMAC Christoph Brühl, Jennifer Schallock, and Thomas Diehl https://doi.org/10.26050/WDCC/SSIRC_3

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We characterized the inﬂuence of volcanic aerosols for the period 1990–2019 and established a volcanic SO₂ emission inventory that includes more than 500 eruptions. From limb-based satellite observations of SO₂ and extinction, we derive 3D plumes of SO₂ perturbations and injected mass by a novel method. We calculate instantaneous radiative forcing with a comprehensive chemisty climate model. Our results show that smaller eruptions can also contribute to the stratospheric aerosol forcing.