Hi! I'm doing an essay on volcanoes effect on global temperature. I've read the page answering the question about these effects.Very good! But I want to know if you have any additional facts concerning this issue. If so please reply! (I'm a student at the University of Gothenburg) Thank you!

rocky Mattias Lundin

Dear Mattis,

Have a look at the following references:

Bryson, R.A., Goodman, B.M., 1980, Volcanic activity and climatic changes: Science, v. 207, p.1041-1044.

Rampino, M.R., Self, S., and Fairbridge, R.W., 1979, Can rapid climatic change cause volcanic eruptions?: Science, v. 206, p. 826-829.

Rampino, M.R., Self, S., and Strothers, R.B., 1988, Volcanic winters: Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Science, v. 16, p. 73-99.

Sigurdsson, H., and Laj, P., 1992, Atmospheric effects of volcanic eruptions in: Nierenberg, W.A. (ed.), Encyclopedia Earth System Science, San Diego: Academic Press, 1: 183-199.

Roback, A., 1991, The volcanic contribution to climate change of the past 100 years. In: Schlesinger, M.E. (ed.), Greenhouse-Gas-Induced Climatic Change: Amsterdam, Elsevier, p. 429-441.

Simarski, L.T., 1992, Volcanism and climate change: Washington, DC, American Geophysical Union Special report, 27 p.

Steve Mattox, University of North Dakota 

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