[Keyword='Eruptions']
Volcanic Eruptions and Aerosol Optical Depth Data
Entry ID: NOAA_NCDC_PALEO-2002-022

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Summary
Abstract: This data set consists of volcanic and aerosol data used in the construction of
the estimated aerosol optical depth history. The first file is a list of
radiocarbon dated eruptions from which a subset of all unique events was
extracted by eliminating duplicate dates from a common location.

The second file is the observed annual hemispheric mean aerosol optical depth
(AOD), taken from Goodman (1984). This was used throughout the studies
summarized here in the conversion of the volcanicity index into a long
history of aerosol optical depth (Bryson, 1988). This 40000 year long
estimate of AOD is also given in table App 3 in:
ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/climate_forcing/bryson1988/
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Bryson, R.A.
Dataset Title: Volcanic Eruptions and Aerosol Optical Depth Data
Dataset Series Name: IGBP PAGES/WDCA CONTRIBUTION SERIES NUMBER: 2002-022
Dataset Release Date: April 2002
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
Issue Identification: 2002-022
Other Citation Details: NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program
Online Resource: ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/climate_forcing/bryson1988/
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 40,000 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 0 ybp
Chrono Unit:
PHANEROZOIC  >  CENOZOIC  >  QUATERNARY
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COMPLETE
Originating Center
WDC/Paleoclimatology
Data Center
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER
Phone: +1 (303) 497-6160
Fax: +1 (303) 497-6513
Email: paleo at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
NOAA/NCDC Code E/GCx3
325 Broadway
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80303
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: online ftp, www
Distribution Format: ascii
Fees: none
Personnel
REID A. BRYSON
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
University of Wisconsin
City: Madison
Province or State: WI
Postal Code: 53706
Country: USA
Publications/References
Bryson, R.A., 1988, Late Quaternary Volcanic Modulation of Milankovitch
Climate Forcing, Theoretical and Applied Climatology 39, 115125.

Goodman, B.M. (1984) THE CLIMATIC IMPACT OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY. Ph.D.Thesis,
Department of Meteorology, University of Wisconsin Madison, 245pp.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-05-18
Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-05-18

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