Assessment of the record of the 1982 El Chichón eruption as preserved in Greenland snow

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 25, 1997, Pages 30031-30045

  Zielinski, Gregory A ^a   Dibb, Jack E ^a   Yang, Qinzhao ^a   Mayewski, Paul A ^a   Whitlow, Sallie ^a   Twickler, Mark S ^a   Germani, Mark S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b MVA Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHLORINE; MOUNT EL CHICHON; SNOW; SULPHATE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0031396478     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01574     Document Type: Article

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