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Science 19 June 1981:
Vol. 212. no. 4501, pp. 1383 - 1384
DOI: 10.1126/science.212.4501.1383
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The Mount St. Helens Volcanic Eruption of 18 May 1980: Minimal Climatic Effect

ALAN ROBOCK 1

1 Department of Meteorology, University of Maryland, College Park 20742

An energy-balance numerical climate model was used to simulate the effects of the Mount St. Helens volcanic eruption of 18 May 1980. The resulting surface temperature depression is a maximum of 0.1°C in the winter in the polar region, but is an order of magnitude smaller than the observed natural variability from other effects and will therefore be undetectable.

Submitted on February 6, 1981


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