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

• Published in: Earth System Science Data
• Main Authors: Toohey, Matthew, Sigl, Michael
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: 530 Physics; 540 Chemistry; 550 Earth sciences & geology; Greenland; Laki; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core
• Online Access: https://boris.unibe.ch/142500/1/Toohey_2017_ESSD.pdf; https://boris.unibe.ch/142500/

The injection of sulfur into the stratosphere by explosive volcanic eruptions is the cause of significant climate variability. Based on sulfate records from a suite of ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica, the eVolv2k database includes estimates of the magnitudes and approximate source latitudes...