Extension of the WRF-Chem volcanic emission preprocessor to integrate complex source terms and evaluation for different emission scenarios of the Grimsvötn 2011 eruption

Hirtl, Marcus; Scherllin-Pirscher, Barbara; Stuefer, Martin; Arnold, Delia; Baro, Rocio; Maurer, Christian; Mulder, Marie D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-3099-2020

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Extension of the WRF-Chem volcanic emission preprocessor to integrate complex source terms and evaluation for different emission scenarios of the Grimsvötn 2011 eruption

Marcus Hirtl, Barbara Scherllin-Pirscher, Martin Stuefer, Delia Arnold, Rocio Baro, Christian Maurer, and Marie D. Mulder

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