Gerogiannis, VTBalis, DKazantzidis, AZerefos, CSZerefos, SCPaintings created by famous artists, representing sunsets throughout the period 1500-1900, provide proxy information on the aerosol optical depth following major volcanic eruptions. This is supported by a statistically significant correlation coefficient (0.8) between the measured red-to-green ratios of a few hundred paintings and the dust veil index. A radiative transfer model was used to compile an independent time series of aerosol optical depth at 550 nm corresponding to Northern Hemisphere middle latitudes during the period 1500-1900. The estimated aerosol optical depths range from 0.05 for background aerosol conditions, to about 0.6 following the Tambora and Krakatau eruptions and cover a period practically outside of the instrumentation era.http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/17845ISI:00024873340000340421680-7316157402710.5194/acpd-7-5145-2007engCOPERNICUS PUBLICATIONSAtmospheric Chemistry and PhysicsartLesser Sunda IslandsTamboraVolcanic EruptionEurasiaRadiative Transfer Modelradiative transfervolcanic eruptionAerosol Optical DepthAtmospheric EffectsMalay ArchipelagoKrakatauSumbawaSoutheast AsiaNorthern HemisphereIndexationAsiaCorrelation CoefficientTime SeriesaerosolSunda IslesAtmospheric effects of volcanic eruptions as seen by famous artists and depicted in their paintingsjournalArticle2007Δημοσίευση σε περιοδικόPublication in journalΜετεωρολογία και Επιστήμες της ατμόσφαιραςMeteorology and Atmospheric Sciencesisi - Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences covers those resources that deal with the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially weather and weather forecasting. Resources in this category are concerned with the atmosphere's temperature, density, winds, clouds, precipitation and other characteristics, as well as the structure and evolution of the atmosphere in terms of external influences and the basic laws of physics. This category also includes resources dealing with climatology.Επιστημονικό άρθροScientific articleΕθνικό Μετσόβιο ΠολυτεχνείοGreek Aggregator OpenArchives.gr | National Documentation Centre (EKT)other