A model study of the pollution effects of the first 3 months of the Holuhraun volcanic fissure: comparison with observations and air pollution effects

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: B. M. Steensen, M. Schulz, N. Theys, H. Fagerli
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Norway; Holuhraun; Iceland; North Atlantic; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-9745-2016; https://doaj.org/article/6328fd27ba794e79b66be8ad36353dcb

The volcanic fissure at Holuhraun, Iceland started at the end of August 2014 and continued for 6 months to the end of February 2015, with an extensive lava flow onto the Holuhraun plain. This event was associated with large SO 2 emissions, amounting up to approximately 4.5 times the daily anthropoge...