Effects of a large asteroid impact on ultra-violet radiation in the atmosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 23, 2007, Pages

  Ishida, Haruma ^a,b   Kaiho, Kunio ^a   Asano, Shoji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTEROIDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; OZONE LAYER; SOLAR RADIATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

OZONE DEPLETION;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

ASTEROID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRETACEOUS; IMPACT; MASS EXTINCTION; OZONE DEPLETION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; STRATOSPHERE; SULFATE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 39049109590     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL030697     Document Type: Article

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