Characterization of a volcanic ash episode in southern Finland caused by the Grimsvötn eruption in Iceland in May 2011

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 12227-12239

  Kerminen, V M ^a,b   Niemi, J V ^b,c   Timonen, H ^a   Aurela, M ^a   Frey, A ^a   Carbone, S ^a   Saarikoski, S ^a   Teinila K ^a   Hakkarainen, J ^a   Tamminen, J ^a   Vira, J ^a   Prank, M ^a   Sofiev, M ^a   Hillamo, R ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority HSY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY LAYER; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEA SALT; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SURFACE LAYER; VOLCANIC AEROSOL; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ETELA SUOMEN; FINLAND; GRIMSVOTN; HELSINKI; ICELAND;

EID: 83755182906     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-12227-2011     Document Type: Article

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