Two likely stratospheric volcanic eruptions in the 1450s C.E. found in a bipolar, subannually dated 800 year ice core record

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 7459-7466

  Cole Dai, Jihong ^a   Ferris, David G ^a   Lanciki, Alyson L ^a   Savarino, Joël ^b   Thiemens, Mark H ^c   McConnell, Joseph R ^d  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

climatic impact; ice cores; Kuwae; volcanic eruptions; volcanic records

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; SULFUR; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; VOLCANOES;

CLIMATIC IMPACT; ICE CORE; KUWAE; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; VOLCANIC RECORDS;

ICE;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHRONOLOGY; ICE CORE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITTLE ICE AGE; RESOLUTION; STRATOSPHERE; SULFATE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

ANTARCTICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84882745101     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50587     Document Type: Article

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