Characterization and evolution of tropospheric plumes from Lascar and Villarrica volcanoes, Chile

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 21, 2004, Pages

  Mather, T A ^a   Tsanev, V I ^a   Pyle, D M ^a   McGonigle, A J S ^a   Oppenheimer, C ^a   Allen, A G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol sulphur dioxide; Degassing; Llaima; Sulphate; Volcanoes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; DEGASSING; PARTICLE SIZE; REMOTE SENSING; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TROPOSPHERE; VOLCANIC AEROSOL;

ANTOFAGASTA; CHILE; LASCAR; SOUTH AMERICA; VILLARRICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13244295797     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004934     Document Type: Article

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