The importance of volcanic emissions for the global atmospheric mercury cycle

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 36, 2003, Pages 5115-5124

  Pyle, David M ^a   Mather, Tamsin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degassing; Emissions inventories; Heavy metal; Mercury; Pollution; Volcanic

Indexed keywords

MERCURY (METAL); TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

VOLCANIC EMISSIONS;

VOLCANOES;

MERCURY;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS; LOW TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; VOLCANO;

EID: 0142106024     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2003.07.011     Document Type: Article

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