"Volcanic Eruptions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The ash, dust, gases, and lava released by volcanic explosion. The gases are volatile matter composed principally of about 90% water vapor, and carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen. The ash or dust is pyroclastic ejecta and lava is molten extrusive material consisting mainly of magnesium silicate. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D018707
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.311.955
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| Concept/Terms |
Volcanic Eruptions- Volcanic Eruptions
- Volcanic Eruption
- Eruption, Volcanic
- Eruptions, Volcanic
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Volcanic Eruptions" by people in Profiles.
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Thallium isotopes reveal protracted anoxia during the Toarcian (Early Jurassic) associated with volcanism, carbon burial, and mass extinction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 06 26; 115(26):6596-6601.
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Effects of volcanic ash on the forest canopy insects of Montserrat, West Indies. Environ Entomol. 2007 Aug; 36(4):817-25.