Impact-induced perturbations of atmospheric sulfur

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 140, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 201-212

  Kring, David A ^a   Melosh, H Jay ^a   Hunten, Donald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Atmosphere; Impacts; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

ASTEROID; ATMOSPHERE; IMPACT; RADIATION BUDGET; SULPHUR;

EID: 0030455987     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821X(96)00050-7     Document Type: Article

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