Radiative forcing and climate impact resulting from SO2 injections based on a 200,000-year record of Plinian eruptions along the Central American Volcanic Arc

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2063-2079

  Metzner, D ^a   Kutterolf, S ^a   Toohey, M ^a   Timmreck, C ^b   Niemeier, U ^b   Freundt, A ^a   Kruger K ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

CAVA; Climate; Petrologic method; Radiative forcing; Volcanic eruptions

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE FORCING; EMISSION INVENTORY; ISLAND ARC; OPTICAL DEPTH; PLINIAN ERUPTION; RADIATIVE FORCING; STRATOSPHERE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLCANIC AEROSOL; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 84908576196     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-012-0814-z     Document Type: Article

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