Laugavegur Degassing (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Laugavegur Degassing

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These sulfurous plumes in Laugavegur, Iceland, are not recorded by satellite observations. Ice core analysis shows that such plumes have a much larger effect on the level of aerosols in the atmosphere than previously believed.

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Ursula Jongebloed/University of Washington

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