Volcanic stratospheric sulfur injections and aerosol optical depth from 500ĝ€BCE to 1900ĝ€CE

Earth System Science Data

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 809-831

  Toohey, Matthew ^a   Sigl, Michael ^b,c  

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

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 85033239167     PISSN: 18663508     EISSN: 18663516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/essd-9-809-2017     Document Type: Article

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