The impact of the 1783-1784 AD Laki eruption on global aerosol formation processes and cloud condensation nuclei

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 6025-6041

  Schmidt, A ^a   Carslaw, K S ^a   Mann, G W ^a   Wilson, M ^a   Breider, T J ^a   Pickering, S J ^a   Thordarson, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FORMATION MECHANISM; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TROPOSPHERE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC GAS;

ICELAND; LAKI;

EID: 77954342028     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-6025-2010     Document Type: Article

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