Estimating the volcanic emission rate and atmospheric lifetime of SO 2 from space: A case study for Kilauea volcano, Hawai'i

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 8309-8322

  Beirle, S ^a   Hormann C ^a,b   Penning De Vries, M ^a   Dorner S ^a   Kern, C ^c   Wagner, T ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GOME; SATELLITE DATA; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFUR EMISSION; TRADE WIND; VOLCANIC GAS; WIND FIELD;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KILAUEA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906553550     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-8309-2014     Document Type: Article

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