Near-real-time volcanic ash cloud detection: Experiences from the Alaska Volcano Observatory

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 79-90

  Webley, P W ^a   Dehn, J ^a   Lovick, J ^a   Dean, K G ^a   Bailey, J E ^a   Valcic, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

operational monitoring; remote sensing; satellite data; volcanic ash

Indexed keywords

ASH CLOUDS; AVIATION ROUTES; DETECTION SYSTEM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MAJOR HAZARDS; MODEL INITIALIZATION; NEAR-REAL TIME; NORTH PACIFIC; OPERATIONAL MONITORING; POPULATION CENTERS; REMOTE SENSING SATELLITES; SATELLITE DATA; SEMI-TRANSPARENT; SINGLE CHANNELS; SPLIT-WINDOW METHOD; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ASH CLOUDS; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

AVIATION; BUILDINGS; CLOUDS; OBSERVATORIES; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SIGNAL DETECTION; WINDOWS;

VOLCANOES;

DETECTION METHOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; REAL TIME; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249223352     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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