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Science 13 January 1967:
Vol. 155. no. 3759, p. 189
DOI: 10.1126/science.155.3759.189
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Volcanic Sunset-Glow Stratum: Origin

A. B. Meinel 1 and M. P. Meinel 1

1 Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721

Reexamination of the phenomenon of volcanic-dust sunsets, as typified by the Krakatoa event, supports a theory that the scattering layer is produced by the interaction of ozone and sulfur dioxide in much the same manner as is the normal "Junge"aerosol layer at 20 kilometers.


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