M. Delguasta et al., MULTIWAVELENGTH LIDAR OBSERVATION OF THIN CIRRUS AT THE BASE OF THE PINATUBO STRATOSPHERIC LAYER DURING THE EASOE CAMPAIGN, Geophysical research letters, 21(13), 1994, pp. 1339-1342
Multiwavelength lidar measurements carried out in Sodankyla (Finland,
66-N) during EASOE campaign showed high cirrus clouds growing at the b
ase or within Pinatubo aerosol layer. The temperature was generally be
low -35-degrees-C. The mean peak depolarization at 532 nm for all the
campaign was 28%, comparable to the values measured in polar cirrus cl
ouds, observed in Dumont d'Urville (Antarctica, 62-degrees-S) during 1
989, well before the Pinatubo eruption. Optical depth at 532 nm was sm
aller than 0.3 (thin cirrus). A wavelength dependency was observed in
EASOE cirrus backscattering, suggesting a major presence of submicron
and micron-sized particles. Such a presence could explain the low depo
larization values.