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Modelling Tropospheric Volcanic Aerosol: From Aerosol Microphysical Processes to Earth System Impacts 2013th Edition
Author(s): Anja Schmidt (Author)
- Publisher: Springer
- Publication Date: 16 Jan. 2013
- Edition: 2013th
- Language: English
- Print length: 160 pages
- ISBN-10: 3642348386
- ISBN-13: 9783642348389
Book Description
There are several important discoveries in this thesis. Firstly, it is shown that continuously degassing volcanoes exert a major effect on global clouds and climate. Secondly, the impact of the 1783 Laki eruption in Iceland is re-examined to show that this long-lasting flood lava eruption would have had major effects on clouds and climate. Thirdly, by combining her research on volcanism, atmospheric science and epidemiology, she shows that a present-day Laki-like eruption would seriously affect European air quality and cause over 100000 premature deaths in the first year.
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There are several important discoveries in this thesis. Firstly, it is shown that continuously degassing volcanoes exert a major effect on global clouds and climate. Secondly, the impact of the 1783 Laki eruption in Iceland is re-examined to show that this long-lasting flood lava eruption would have had major effects on clouds and climate. Thirdly, by combining her research on volcanism, atmospheric science and epidemiology, she shows that a present-day Laki-like eruption would seriously affect European air quality and cause over 100,000 premature deaths in the first year.
About the Author
Her current work involves modelling large-scale, sulphur-rich Icelandic volcanic eruptions using both a Global Aerosol Model (GLOMAP) and a Lagrangian particle model (NAME). She is currently using these models to simulate the impact of present-day Laki-style eruptions on air pollution and its subsequent impacts on human health and commercial aviation.
Anja Schmidt received several honors and other accolades, for example:
– Honourable mention for outstanding student presentation, VMSG 2011
– 3rd prize University of Leeds Postgraduate Researcher of the year competition, 2010
– University of Leeds PhD Research Scholarship (URS) (Oct 2007 – Oct 2010)
– 1st prize University of Leeds Faculty of Environment Conference, Poster Competition, 2008
– IAVCEI young scientist grant (2008)
