Comment on “Climatic impact of the long-lasting laki eruption: Inapplicability of mass-independent sulfur isotope composition measurements” by Schmidt et al

Abstract

Schmidt et al., in “Climatic impact of the long-lasting Laki eruption: Inapplicability of mass-independent sulfur isotope composition measurements,” question the data and the methodology of Lanciki et al. [2012] and disagree with the conclusions by Lanciki et al. regarding the climatic aftermath of the Laki eruption. Here we respond to the issues and questions raised by Schmidt et al. and discuss the disagreements about our conclusions in Lanciki et al. [2012] (hereafter abbreviated as LA2012).