ENVIRONMENT · INDUSTRY|chemistry
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- sulphurous aerosol | sulfurous aerosol | sulphur aerosol | sulfur aerosol
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- Definition suspension of fine solid sulphate particles or sulphuric acid droplets in a gas Reference "COM-EN based on: “Atmospheric Chemistry: Dobson Unit, Stratospheric Sulfur Aerosols, Photoinitiator, Peroxynitrite” http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/atmospheric-chemistry-books-llc/1103611949 [6.10.11]"
- Comment Stratospheric sulfur aerosols are tiny sulfur-rich particles of solid or liquid, or a mixture of the two, which exist in the stratosphere region of the Earth's atmosphere. When present, after a strong volcanic eruption such as Mount Pinatubo, they produce a cooling effect for a few years before the particles fall out, by reflecting sunlight, and by modifying clouds as they fall out of the stratosphere. An aerosol is a suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in a gas. The sulfate particles or sulfuric acid droplets in the atmosphere are about 0.1 to 1.0 micrometer (a millionth of a meter) in diameter. Sulfur aerosols are common in the troposphere as a result of pollution with sulfur dioxide from burning coal, and from natural processes. Volcanos are the major source of particles in the stratosphere as the force of the volcanic eruption propels sulfur-containing gases into the stratosphere.