The initial dispersal and radiative forcing of a Northern Hemisphere mid-latitude super volcano: A model study

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-49

  Timmreck, C ^a   Graf, H F ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; MODEL; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; RADIATIVE FORCING; VOLCANIC AEROSOL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE CALDERA;

EID: 33144479528     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-35-2006     Document Type: Article

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