Predicting tephra dispersion with a mesoscale atmospheric model and a particle fall model: Application to Cerro Negro Volcano

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-135

  Byrne, Marc A ^a   Laing, Arlene G ^b   Connor, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; FORECASTING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VELOCITY; VOLCANOES; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; ERUPTION; VOLCANIC ASH; WIND VELOCITY;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DISPERSION; FALLOUT; PARTICLE SETTLING; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ASH; WIND FIELD; WIND VELOCITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CERRO NEGRO VOLCANO; NICARAGUA;

EID: 33947491505     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2448.1     Document Type: Article

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