The 1831 eruption of Babuyan Claro that never happened: has the source of one of the largest volcanic climate forcing events of the nineteenth century been misattributed?

Abstract The 1831 eruption of Babuyan Claro in the Philippines is regarded as one of the most significant volcanic climate forcing events of the nineteenth century. Modern databases have assigned the eruption a VEI of 4? and Magnitude of 4.7. Our analysis of historical sources, however, suggests tha...

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Main Authors: Christopher S. Garrison, Christopher R. J. Kilburn, Stephen J. Edwards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Applied Volcanology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13617-018-0078-9