Evidence of transport, sedimentation and coagulation mechanisms in the relaxation of post-volcanic stratospheric aerosols

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1157-1162

  Fussen, D ^a   Vanhellemont, F ^a   Bingen, C ^a  

^a BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure (aerosols and particles; middle atmosphere composition and chemistry; volcanic effects)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035619490     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-19-1157-2001     Document Type: Article

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