The primary cause was the changing of the atmospheric transparency as a result of the strongly back scattering and absorption of radiation by the volcanic aerosol,

• 这种影响特征与近百年来的几次巨大火山爆发所引起的辐射效应是一致的,这主要是因为火山气溶胶对太阳辐射的强大反向散射和吸收作用,改变了大气透明度所造成的。