An assessment of the possible effects of volcanic eruptions on North American climate using tree-ring data, 1602 to 1900 A.D.

Climatic Change

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 219-239

  Lough, J M ^a   Fritts, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE - COOLING; EARTH ATMOSPHERE - CHEMISTRY; METEOROLOGY - CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC COOLING; NORTH AMERICAN CLIMATE; TREE RINGS;

VOLCANOES;

EID: 0023384640     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: 15731480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00143903     Document Type: Article

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