Atmospheric impact of the 1783–1784 Laki eruption: Part I Chemistry modelling

Results from the first chemistry-transport model study of the impact of the 1783–1784 Laki fissure eruption (Iceland: 64°N, 17°W) upon atmospheric composition are presented. The eruption released an estimated 61 Tg(S) as SO<sub>2</sub> into the troposphere and lower stratosphere. The...

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Main Authors: D. S. Stevenson, C. E. Johnson, E. J. Highwood, V. Gauci, W. J. Collins, R. G. Derwent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2003-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/3/487/2003/acp-3-487-2003.pdf