The effects of volcanic eruptions on atmospheric chemistry

Chemical Geology

Volumn 263, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 131-142

  von Glasow, Roland ^a   Bobrowski, Nicole ^b   Kern, Christoph ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric chemistry; Halogens; Quiescent degassing; Troposphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGASSING; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; HALOGEN; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; RADICAL; SULFUR; TROPOSPHERE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 67349255239     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.08.020     Document Type: Article

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