Fig. 2
In this figure and all similar subsequent figures, the colors of the curves represent the five latitudinal profiles simulated. Red: 0°–30°, orange: 30°–45°, yellow: 45°–60°, teal/cyan: 60°–75°, blue: 75°–90°. The LCPS observations are calculated using the three modes of particles defined by Knollenberg and Hunten (1980) and are designated in all cases as diamonds. One LCPS data point at about 30 mg/m3 and 48 km is not shown in the mass loading figure, being off-scale, right. Here, we plot (left) the mass loading and (right) effective radius as a function of altitude for our nominal 40–60 km simulation. That is, all microphysical calculations are included, and the photochemical cloud is treated as a boundary condition at 60 km