Abstract: Lidar observations of the stratosphere were made at Kingston, Jamaica (18.0°N, 76.8°W) following the eruptions of the Soufrière volcano of St. Vincent (13.2°N, 61.2°W) between 13 and 23 April 1979. Anomalous optical ...

Abstract: Results are presented from an intensive study of the stratospheric aerosol layer over Kingston, Jamaica, made in 1978?79, using a ruby lidar system. The aerosol layer is found to extend up to an altitude of about 35 km, ...