Lambh: Volcanic dust in the atmosphere
Description
Importance to meteorology, principally the dust veils created in the atmosphere, particle sizes and distribution, heights, fall speeds and atmospheric residence times.Format
Two ime series data on the average monthly temperature for Central England and on the worldwide volcanic dust veil.
- DVI
- Worldwide volcanic dust veil.
- Temp
- Average monthly temperature for Central England.
Source
Lamb, H. H. (1970). "Volcanic dust in the atmosphere; with a chronological assessment of its meteorological significance". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 266, 425--527.Details
The DVI is an attempt to place a quantitative measure on the magnitude of volcanic eruptions and allows comparisons of volcanic eruptions by a single numerical index.