SO2 and fine aerosol dispersion from the Kilauea plume, Kau district, Hawaii, USA

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-220

  Longo, Bernadette M ^a   Grunder, Anita ^a   Chuan, Raymond ^b   Rossignol, Annette ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Degassing; Health; Kilauea; Medical geology; Sulfur dioxide; Volcanic risk

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; OXIDATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; THERMAL PLUMES; VOLCANOES;

ATMOSPHERIC HYDROSOLS; OCEANIC TERRAIN; VOLCANIC GAS PLUME;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; HEALTH RISK; PLUME; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLCANIC GAS;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KILAUEA; MAUNA LOA; NORTH AMERICA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15744378587     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21167.1     Document Type: Article

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