Eyjafjallajökull volcanic ash in southern Italy

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 97-103

  Lettino, Antonio ^a   Caggiano, Rosa ^a   Fiore, Saverio ^a   Macchiato, Maria ^b   Sabia, Serena ^a   Trippetta, Serena ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerosol particles; Chemical composition; Eyjafjallaj kull; SEM; Volcanic ash

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL LAYERS; AEROSOL PARTICLES; ASH PARTICLES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; FINE FRACTION; GROUND-BASED REMOTE SENSING; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; PM2.5 PARTICLES; SECONDARY AEROSOLS; SEM OBSERVATION; SIZE FRACTION; SOUTHERN ITALY; SULPHATES; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ASH PARTICLES; VOLCANIC EMISSION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDRATION; MANGANESE; REMOTE SENSING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

VOLCANOES;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; IRON; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TITANIUM;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MAGMA; MINERALOGY; NITRATE; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; REMOTE SENSING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDRATION; ITALY; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMOTE SENSING; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANO;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND; ITALY;

EID: 84855971001     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.05.037     Document Type: Article

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