Retrieval of volcanic ash particle size, mass and optical depth from a ground-based thermal infrared camera

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 91-107

  Prata, A J ^a   Bernardo, C ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Auspace Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

IR sensing; particle size; volcanic ash

Indexed keywords

ASH COLUMN; ASH PARTICLES; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; FIELD STUDIES; FINE PARTICLES; GROUND BASED; HEALTH EFFECTS; IMAGING CAMERA; INFRARED REGIONS; IR SENSING; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; OPTICAL DEPTH; PASSIVE INFRARED; QUANTITATIVE TOOL; SIZE RANGES; SPECTRAL CHANNELS; THERMAL INFRARED CAMERAS; THERMAL INFRARED IMAGING; TOTAL MASS; ULTRA-VIOLET; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ASH PARTICLES; WATER MOLECULE;

ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERICS; CAMERAS; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SENSORS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VOLCANOES;

PARTICLE SIZE;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DATA ACQUISITION; FIELD SURVEY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; INFRARED IMAGERY; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICLE SIZE; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 69049115071     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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