Ten years of satellite observations reveal highly variable sulphur dioxide emissions at Anatahan Volcano, Mariana Islands

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 7258-7282

  McCormick, Brendan ^a   Popp, Christoph ^a   Andrews, Benjamin ^a   Cottrell, Elizabeth ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEGASSING; EMISSION; GOME; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SCIAMACHY; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC GAS;

ANATAHAN; MARIANA ISLANDS; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84939258523     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022856     Document Type: Article

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