The Eyjafjallajökull ash plume - Part I: Physical, chemical and optical characteristics

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 129-142

  O'Dowd, Colin ^a   Ceburnis, Darius ^a   Ovadnevaite, Jurgita ^a   Martucci, Giovanni ^a   Bialek, Jakub ^a   Monahan, Ciaran ^a   Berresheim, Harald ^a   Vaishya, Aditya ^a   Grigas, Tomas ^a   Jennings, S Gerard ^a   McVeigh, Philip ^a   Varghese, Saji ^a   Flanagan, Robert ^a   Martin, Damien ^a   Moran, Eoin ^b   Lambkin, Keith ^b   Semmler, Tido ^b   Perrino, Cinzia ^c   McGrath, Ray ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Irish Meteorological Service   (Ireland)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Dispersion; Mace Head; Volcanic ash plume

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL ABSORPTION; AEROSOL SCATTERING COEFFICIENT; ASH PLUMES; ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH; BACKGROUND LEVEL; CHEMICAL MASS; CLEAN AIR; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CONDENSATION NUCLEI; HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH FACTOR; MACE HEAD; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; SUBMICRON; SUBMICRON AEROSOL; SULPHATE AEROSOL; SULPHATES; VOLCANIC ASH;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATOLOGY; CONDENSATION; DISPERSION (WAVES); DRIERS (MATERIALS); IODINE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SILICA; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VOLCANOES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

HYGROSCOPIC AGENT; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFATE; WATER;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DILUTION; DISPERSION; HYGROSCOPICITY; MAGNITUDE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; OXIDE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEA SALT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VOLCANIC ASH; WATER CONTENT;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASH; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTENT;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

EID: 84855961894     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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