Advanced satellite technique for volcanic activity monitoring and early warning

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 287-301

  Pergola, Nicola ^a,b   Marchese, Francesco ^a   Tramutoli, Valerio ^a,b   Filizzola, Carolina ^a   Ciampa, Maurizio ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ash cloud detection; AVHRR; Early warning; Etna; Robust Satellite Techniques; SEVIRI; Volcanic thermal anomalies

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; REMOTE SENSING; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 62549126881     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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