Sensitivity of atmospheric CO 2 and climate to explosive volcanic eruptions

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2317-2339

  Frolicher T L ^a,b   Joos, F ^a   Raible, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; COOLING; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GLOBAL WARMING; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADIATIVE FORCING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TROPICAL SOIL; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

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EID: 80052099660     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-2317-2011     Document Type: Article

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