The December 1981 eruption of Nyamuragira volcano (Zaire), and the origin of the "mystery cloud" of early 1982

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 15191-15196

  Krueger, A J ^a   Schnetzler, C C ^b   Walter, L S ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; OZONE MAPPING; SULPHUR DIOXIDE; TOMS; TROPOPAUSE; VOLCANIC AEROSOL;

ZAIRE, NYAMURAGIRA VOLCANO;

EID: 4243147468     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd00221     Document Type: Article

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