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4. Impact of the 1783–1784 AD Laki Eruption on Global Aerosol Formation Processes and Cloud Condensation Nuclei

Author : Anja Schmidt

Published in: Modelling Tropospheric Volcanic Aerosol

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

Chapter 3 dealt with moderate volcanic perturbations to the sulphur cycle, whereas the chapter presented here investigates the impact of the long-lasting, 1783-1784 AD Laki eruption, which is considered a volcanic ?signature event? in recent history. Previous Laki studies have been conducted using general circulation models with varying degrees of realism of the sulphur dioxide emission scenario and the treatment of the aerosol processes. For this chapter, GLOMAP-mode has been used to examine the impact of the Laki eruption on chemical and microphysical processes and on the global cloud condensation nuclei budget.

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previous chapter The Role of Time-Averaged Volcanic Sulphur Emissions in the Pre-industrial Era

next chapter Impact of the 1783–1784 AD Laki Eruption on Cloud Drop Number Concentrations and the First Aerosol Indirect Effect

As the simulations for this chapter were performed at an earlier stage of the PhD project when those emissions were not available for GLOMAP-mode.

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Title: Impact of the 1783–1784 AD Laki Eruption on Global Aerosol Formation Processes and Cloud Condensation Nuclei
Author: Anja Schmidt
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book: Modelling Tropospheric Volcanic Aerosol
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-34838-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-34839-6

Copyright Year: 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34839-6_4