Tropospheric Volcanic Aerosol

@article{Mather2013TroposphericVA,
  title={Tropospheric Volcanic Aerosol},
  author={Tamsin A. Mather and David M. Pyle and Clive Oppenheimer},
  journal={Geophysical monograph},
  year={2013},
  volume={139},
  pages={189-212}
}
Volcanic emissions represent an important source of aerosol to the global troposphere, and have important implications for the Earth’s radiation budget at various temporal and spatial scales. Volcanogenic aerosol can also transport trace metals and other pollutants, with impacts on terrestrial ecosystems and human health. We provide here a primer on the current understanding of the origins and transformations of volcanogenic particles in the troposphere, covering their fluxes, size distribution… 
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