Sulphur dioxide as a volcanic ash proxy during the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 6871-6880

  Thomas, H E ^a   Prata, A J ^b  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; SATELLITE SENSOR; SEVIRI; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TRACER; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY; WIND SHEAR;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

EID: 79960524146     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-6871-2011     Document Type: Article

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