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Volcanic Loading: The Dust Veil Index, CDIAC NDP-013

Entry ID: CDIAC_NDP13

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Summary

Abstract: Lamb (1970) formulated the Dust Veil Index (DVI) in an attempt to quantify the
impact on the Earth's energy balance of changes in atmospheric composition due
to explosive volcanic eruptions. The DVI is a numerical index that quantifies
the impact of a particular volcanic eruption's release of dust and aerosols
over the years following the event. This package provides DVI's for the period
1500 - ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1500-01-01

Stop Date: 1983-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

VERTICAL LOCATION > STRATOSPHERE

VERTICAL LOCATION > TROPOSPHERE

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > DUST/ASH/SMOKE > DUST VEIL INDEX

PALEOCLIMATE > LAND RECORDS > VOLCANIC DEPOSITS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Ancillary Keywords

CD-ROM

CLIMATOLOGY

Originating Center

CDIAC

Data Center

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy

Data Center URL: http://cdiac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: NDP-013

Data Center Personnel
Name: CARBON DIOXIDE INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER Fax: (865) 574-2232 Contact Address: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) Oak Ridge National Laboratory P.O.. Box 2008 City: OAK RIDGE Province or State: TENNESSEE Postal Code: 37831-6335 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: CD-ROM

Distribution Media: on-line (FTP)

Personnel

H. H. LAMB

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

Climatic Research Unit

University of East Anglia

Province or State: NORWICH

Country: UNITED KINGDOM

Publications/References

Lamb, H. H., 1970: 'Volcanic Dust in the Atmosphere; With a Chronology and
Assessment of its Meteorological Significance.' Philosophical Transactions
of the Royal Society of London, Series A, 266:425-533.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-08-07

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