Articles | Volume 23, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-471-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-471-2023
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12 Jan 2023
Research article |  | 12 Jan 2023

The effect of ash, water vapor, and heterogeneous chemistry on the evolution of a Pinatubo-size volcanic cloud

Mohamed Abdelkader, Georgiy Stenchikov, Andrea Pozzer, Holger Tost, and Jos Lelieveld

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The effect of ash aging and heterogeneous chemistry on evolution of a Pinatubo-size volcanic cloud Mohamed Abdelkader, Georgiy Stenchikov, Christoph Brühl, Andrea Pozzer, Holger Tost, and Jos Lelieveld https://doi.org/10.25781/KAUST-0W317

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We study the effect of injected volcanic ash, water vapor, and SO2 on the development of the volcanic cloud and the stratospheric aerosol optical depth (AOD). Both are sensitive to the initial injection height and to the aging of the volcanic ash shaped by heterogeneous chemistry coupled with the ozone cycle. The paper explains the large differences in AOD for different injection scenarios, which could improve the estimate of the radiative forcing of volcanic eruptions.
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