Description:
This four-page illustrated NASA Fact Sheet describes the global cooling and the depletion of ozone in the upper atmosphere that result from some large volcanic eruptions. It explains how NASA missions study these eruptions and their consequences.

Organization:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

URL:
http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftp_docs/Volcanoes.pdf

Contact:
Charlotte Griner, cgriner@pop900.gsfc.nasa.gov, Earth Observing System Project Science Office, Code 900, Greenbelt, MD, 20771, Phone: (301) 614-5559; Fax: (301) 614-6530

Cost:
Free

Education Level:
General

Subject:
Climate
Ozone
Volcanism

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Fact Sheet

Date Added to teachearth.com:
9/21/01