Climatic and demographic consequences of the massive volcanic eruption of 1258

Climatic Change

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 361-374

  Stothers, Richard B ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGES; SOCIAL IMPACT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0034036422     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005523330643     Document Type: Article

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