 |
|
RADIATIVE FORCING AND CLIMATIC IMPACT
OF
THE MOUNT PINATUBO VOLCANIC ERUPTION
OBJECTIVES
(1) to estimate the radiative forcing
and heating
of the Mount Pinatubo volcanic aerosols;
(2) to understand the global and regional climatic impacts of the
Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption;
(3) to detect and separate the signals of volcanic eruption and
El Nino events in the observed land surface-air
temperature anomalies.
Dissertation in PDF format
Cover Page
Table of Contents
Abstract
Acknowledgement
I. Introduction
II. A Brief Description of The UIUC 24-layer ST-GCM
III. Radiative Forcing
IV. Analyses of the Observed Climatic Changes
V. Model Simulated Climate Changes
VI. Conclusion
Appendix A. Development and Validation of the UIUC 24-layer ST-GCM
Appendix B. A MIE Scattering Model and Aerosol Optical Properties
Appendix C. Acronyms
References
Support
Professor Schlesinger Grant NSF ATM 95-22681, Research On
Greenhouse-Gas-Induced Climate Change
