Two weather radar time series of the altitude of the volcanic plume during the May 2011 eruption of Grímsvötn, Iceland

Earth System Science Data

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 121-127

  Petersen, G N ^a   Bjornsson, H ^a   Arason, P ^a   Von Lowis S ^a  

^a ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

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EID: 84885972125     PISSN: 18663508     EISSN: 18663516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/essd-4-121-2012     Document Type: Article

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