Volcanic gas emissions from Mount Erebus and their impact on the Antarctic environment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B7, 1997, Pages 15039-15055

  Zreda Gostynska, Grazyna ^a,c   Kyle, Philip R ^a   Finnegan, D ^b   Prestbo, Kimberly Meeker ^a,d  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d Foster Wheeler Environ Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; DEGASSING; HALOGEN; SULPHUR DIOXIDE; TRACE GAS; TROPOSPHERE; VOLCANIC EMISSION;

ANTARCTICA, MOUNT EREBUS;

EID: 0031441418     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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