Satellite images offer aircraft protection from volcanic ash clouds

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Volumn 77, Issue 52, 1996, Pages

  Rose, William I ^a   Schneider, David J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD DETECTION; GOES; HAZARD MITIGATION; MAPPING; SATELLITE IMAGE; VOLCANIC CLOUD;

MEXICO, TRANS MEXICAN VOLCANIC BELT, POPOCATEPETL VOLCANO;

EID: 0030390614     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96EO00345     Document Type: Article

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