Aerosol radiative forcing from the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruptions

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 9481-9491

  Flanner, M G ^a   Gardner, A S ^b   Eckhardt, S ^c   Stohl, A ^c   Perket, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ASHES; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEA ICE; SNOW; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL RADIATIVE FORCING; CLIMATE; DIRECT RADIATIVE FORCING; FORCING; REFLECTIVE SURFACES; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SIMULATED DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE;

VOLCANOES;

EID: 84906692373     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021977     Document Type: Article

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