Volcanic ash over scandinavia originating from the Grímsvötn eruptions in May 2011

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Tesche, M ^a   Glantz, P ^a   Johansson, C ^a,b   Norman, M ^b   Hiebsch, A ^c   Ansmann, A ^c   Althausen, D ^c   Engelmann, R ^c   Seifert, P ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SLB Analys City of Stockholm Environment and Health Administration ^*  (Sweden)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; DISPERSIONS; OPTICAL RADAR; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS; ASH MASS CONCENTRATIONS; GROUND BASED MEASUREMENT; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; PM10 CONCENTRATION; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SURFACE OBSERVATION; VOLCANIC ASH PLUMES;

VOLCANOES;

AIR QUALITY; BOUNDARY LAYER; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MANTLE PLUME; MODIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

FINLAND; GRIMSVOTN; ICELAND; NORWAY; SWEDEN;

EID: 84867521056     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017090     Document Type: Article

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