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Volcanic Aerosol

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-029837

An aerosol released during volcanic eruptions, notably ash, soot, and sulfur dioxide. The aerosol reflects sunlight, reducing the amount of energy reaching the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface, and thus have a cooling effect.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-029837
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesMy NASA Data Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029837",
  "term": "Volcanic Aerosol",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An aerosol released during volcanic eruptions, notably ash, soot, and sulfur dioxide. The aerosol reflects sunlight, reducing the amount of energy reaching the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface, and thus have a cooling effect.",
  "references": [
    "My NASA Data Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/volcanic-aerosol/"
}

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