Ash mists and brown snow: Remobilization of volcanic ash from recent icelandic eruptions

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 9463-9480

  Liu, E J ^a   Cashman, K V ^a   Beckett, F M ^b   Witham, C S ^b   Leadbetter, S J ^b   Hort, M C ^b   Gudmundsson S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c Náttúrustofa Suðausturlands   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; FORECASTING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SNOW; STORMS; VOLCANOES;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; GRIMSVOTN; REMOBILISATION; VOLCANIC ASH; WIND TRANSPORT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84906658171     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021598     Document Type: Article

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