Open AccessRemote sensing of volcanic ash properties
Author(s) -
Balcerak Ernie
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2012eo130010
Subject(s) - volcanic ash , remote sensing , volcano , satellite , environmental science , meteorology , lidar , cloud computing , geology , computer science , engineering , aerospace engineering , seismology , geography , operating system
Remote sensing is an important tool to track hazardous volcanic plumes, providing an overview of the ash cloud. Francis et al. describe a method of using infrared data from instruments on board the Meteosat satellite to detect volcanic ash and derive quantitative measurements of its physical properties. They demonstrated their technique using data from the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption and validated their retrieved properties against space‐borne and airborne lidar data. They show that their retrieved properties are realistic, and the method should help improve ash cloud analysis and forecasting. ( Journal of Geophysical Research‐Atmospheres , doi:10.1029/2011JD016788, 2012)