Dynamic winter climate response to large tropical volcanic eruptions since 1600

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Shindell, Drew T ^a   Schmidt, Gavin A ^a   Mann, Michael E ^b   Faluvegi, G ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic Oscillation; Climate; Volcano

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; VOLCANIC AEROSOL; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 2642518018     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd004151     Document Type: Article

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