«First global maps of
volcanic emissions use NASA satellite data.»
Not exact matches
Using a 3D atmospheric model, the researchers separated the effect of the chemicals from those of weather and
volcanic emissions, which can also destroy ozone.
In addition to being able to measure the pH value more accurately
using the new method, the CFA system can also distinguish whether the
emissions come from
volcanic eruptions, large forest fires or industry.
Researchers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are
using already available satellite measurements of sulfur dioxide (SO2), a main components of
volcanic emissions, along with the more recent ability to map the location and vertical profiles of
volcanic aerosols.
«We can
use this to look at trends in sulfur dioxide
emissions on the scale of an entire
volcanic arc.»
«Satellites provide us with a unique «big picture» view of
volcanic emissions that is difficult to obtain
using other techniques,» Carn says.
«We
use 1280 years of control simulation, with constant preindustrial forcings including constant specified CO2, and a five - member ensemble of historical simulations from 1850 — 2005 including prescribed historical greenhouse gas concentrations, SO2 and other aerosol - precursor
emissions, land
use changes, solar irradiance changes, tropospheric and stratospheric ozone changes, and
volcanic aerosol (ALL), following the recommended CMIP5 specifications.
Deng et al., 2017 [DOI: 10.1002 / 2016JC012458] «The [Medieval Climate Anomaly] and [Little Ice Age] are climate anomalies that were caused by natural forcing (e.g., solar variability and
volcanic emissions), but the [Current Warm Period] is linked to anthropogenic factors (e.g., industrialization and land -
use changes)»
Figure 2.3: Observed global average changes (black line), model simulations
using only changes in natural factors (solar and
volcanic) in green, and model simulations with the addition of human - induced
emissions (blue).
Figure 4 shows temperatures from 1750 with a simple linear fit
using records of
volcanic sulphate
emissions and atmospheric CO2 concentrations.
Hansen et al. (1981), «emerge» p. 957; another scientist who compared temperature trends with a combination of CO2,
emissions from
volcanic eruptions, and supposed solar cycles, likewise got a good match, and
used the cycles to predict that greenhouse warming would swamp other influences after about 2000.