A proposed volcanic sulfur dioxide index (VSI)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B9, 1997, Pages 20087-20091

  Schnetzler, C C ^a   Bluth, G J S ^b   Krueger, A J ^c   Walter, L S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE SAMPLING; SULPHUR DIOXIDE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0031413541     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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