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Utilising a LIDAR to detect volcanic ash in the near‐field
Author(s) -
Petersen Guðrún Nína,
von Löwis Sibylle,
Brooks Barbara,
Groves James,
Mobbs Stephen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.467
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1477-8696
pISSN - 0043-1656
DOI - 10.1002/wea.1911
Subject(s) - lidar , volcano , volcanic ash , icelandic , explosive eruption , atmosphere (unit) , environmental science , geology , explosive material , meteorology , remote sensing , geography , seismology , archaeology , magma , linguistics , philosophy
Although many LIDAR systems in the UK and Continental Europe observed ash during the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption, no LIDAR was located in Iceland and the question regarding whether LIDARs have potential for near‐field monitoring of explosive eruptions remained unanswered. A LIDAR was therefore deployed in southern Iceland in 2011, by the Icelandic Meteorological Office and the UK National Centre of Atmospheric Science, with the aim of using re‐suspension of volcanic ash as a pilot near‐field programme. When Grímsvötn erupted in 2011 it was moved to Keflavík Airport to monitor the atmosphere above the airport. Here we describe this successful redeployment.