Simulation of CO2 concentrations, temperature, and stratification in Lake Nyos for different degassing scenarios

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Schmid, Martin ^a   Halbwachs, Michel ^b   Wüest, Alfred ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Degassing; Gas eruption; K epsilon; Lake Nyos

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348990493     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC001164     Document Type: Article

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