Modelling concentrations of volcanic ash encountered by aircraft in past eruptions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 219-229

  Witham, Claire ^a   Webster, Helen ^a   Hort, Matthew ^a   Jones, Andrew ^a   Thomson, David ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aircraft encounters; Ash concentration; Dispersion modelling; Volcanic ash

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODELS; DISPERSION MODELLING; ERUPTION PLUMES; ICELANDS; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PINATUBO; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERICS; DISPERSIONS; FLIGHT PATHS; METEOROLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

VOLCANOES;

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; METEOROLOGY; MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANO;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

PINATUBO;

EID: 84855971572     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.06.073     Document Type: Article

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