Massive volcanic SO2 oxidation and sulphate aerosol deposition in Cenozoic North America

Nature

Volumn 465, Issue 7300, 2010, Pages 909-912

  Bao, Huiming ^a   Yu, Shaocai ^b   Tong, Daniel Q ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c NOAA Air Resources Laboratory Silver Spring   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL FORMATION; ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CENOZOIC; CLOUD WATER; MASSIVE SULFIDE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; OZONE; RADIATION BALANCE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TROPOSPHERE; TUFF; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CENOZOIC; GEOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TROPOSPHERE; VOLCANO;

GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 77953727009     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09100     Document Type: Article

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