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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-8309-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-8309-2014
Research article
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19 Aug 2014
Research article |  | 19 Aug 2014

Estimating the volcanic emission rate and atmospheric lifetime of SO2 from space: a case study for Kīlauea volcano, Hawai`i

S. Beirle, C. Hörmann, M. Penning de Vries, S. Dörner, C. Kern, and T. Wagner

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