Atmospheric and environmental effects of the 1783-1784 Laki eruption: a review and reassessment

The 1783–1784 Laki flood lava eruption in Iceland emitted ∼122 megatons (Mt) SO2 into the atmosphere and maintained a sulfuric aerosol veil that hung over the Northern Hemisphere for >5 months. The eruption columns extended to 9–13 km and released ∼95 Mt SO2 into the upper troposphere/lower strat...

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Published in:Journal of Geophysical Research
Main Authors: Thordarson, Thorvaldur, Self, Stephen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2003
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Online Access:https://oro.open.ac.uk/5099/