Retrieval of physical properties of volcanic ash using Meteosat: A case study from the 2010 Eyjafjallajkull eruption

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Francis, Peter N ^a   Cooke, Michael C ^a   Saunders, Roger W ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL RADAR; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ICELANDICS; INFRARED CHANNEL; LIDAR DATA; METEOSAT; METEOSAT SECOND GENERATIONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; REFRACTIVE INDEX DATA; ROBUST METHODS; SPINNING ENHANCED VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGER; VARIATIONAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ASH;

VOLCANOES;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATA SET; METEOSAT; MODEL VALIDATION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEVIRI; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

EID: 84856618989     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016788     Document Type: Article

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