Meteorological influence on the seasonal and diurnal variability of the dispersion of volcanic emissions in Nicaragua: A numerical model study

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 182, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 34-44

  Langmann, Baerbel ^a   Hort, Matthias ^a   Hansteen, Thor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

atmosphere chemistry numerical modelling; continuous volcanic degassing; Nicaragua

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITIONS; ACTIVE VOLCANOES; AQUEOUS PHASE; ATMOSPHERE-CHEMISTRY NUMERICAL MODELLING; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSIONS; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLOUD WATERS; CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS; CONTINUOUS VOLCANIC DEGASSING; COSTA RICA; DIURNAL CYCLES; DIURNAL VARIABILITIES; DRY AND WETS; DRY DEPOSITION FLUXES; DRY DEPOSITIONS; DRY SEASONS; FIELD MEASUREMENTS; LIQUID WATERS; METEOROLOGICAL INFLUENCES; MODEL RESULTS; NEAR SURFACES; NICARAGUA; NUMERICAL MODELS; PACIFIC OCEANS; RELEASED GAS; SHORT PERIODS; SULPHATE; VOLCANIC EMISSIONS; WET DEPOSITIONS; WET SEASONS; WIND CONDITIONS; WIND SPEED;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DEGASSING; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; DROUGHT; NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

VOLCANOES;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGASSING; DISPERSION; DIURNAL VARIATION; DRY DEPOSITION; FIELD METHOD; METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VOLCANIC GAS; WIND VELOCITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CERRO NEGRO VOLCANO; COSTA RICA; LEON [NICARAGUA]; MASAYA; MASAYA VOLCANO; NICARAGUA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 63749091923     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.01.031     Document Type: Article

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