Research Article

Lidar Observations of Aerosol Disturbances of the Stratosphere over Tomsk ( N; E) in Volcanic Activity Period 2006–2011

Table 1

Chronology of volcanic eruptions, whose traces were recorded in the stratosphere over Tomsk in 2006-2011.

NameLatitudeLongitudeDatePeriod of aerosol disturbance of the stratosphere

Rabaul, Papua New Guinea4.3°S152.2°E6 Oct 2006late October 2006–winter 2006/07
Okmok, Aleutian Islands53.4°N168.1°W12 Jul 2008late July—fall of 2008
Kasatochi, Aleutian Islands52.2°N175.5°W6–8 Aug 2008
Redoubt, Alaska60.5°N152.7°W18 Mar–4 Apr 2009April-May 2009
Sarychev Peak, Kuril Islands48.1°N153.2°E11–16 Jun 2009July–December 2009
Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland63.6°N19.6°W14 Apr 2010Minor disturbance of the lower stratosphere in late April 2010
Grimsvötn, Iceland64.4°N17.3°W21 May 2011Second half-year of 2011