Climate effects of high-latitude volcanic eruptions: Role of the time of year

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Kravitz, Ben ^a   Robock, Alan ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VOLCANOES;

CLIMATE EFFECTS; CLIMATE IMPACTS; CLIMATE MODEL; CLIMATIC EFFECTS; CURRENT SIMULATION; EARTH'S CLIMATE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; OCEAN MODEL; SCALE DEPOSITION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SULFATE AEROSOLS; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; INSOLATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ALASKA; KATMAI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651289448     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014448     Document Type: Article

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