Stratospheric loading of sulfur from explosive volcanic eruptions

Journal of Geology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 671-683

  Bluth, Gregg J S ^a   Rose, William I ^a   Sprod, Ian E ^a,b   Krueger, Arlin J ^a,c  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; STRATOSPHERE; STRATOSPHERIC LOADING; SULPHUR; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0031428940     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515972     Document Type: Article

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