Modeling the resuspension of ash deposited during the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in spring 2010

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Leadbetter, S J ^a   Hort, M C ^a   Von Lwis, S ^b   Weber, K ^c   Witham, C S ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; FALSE ALARM RATE; FRICTION VELOCITY; ICELANDS; LAGRANGIAN DISPERSION MODEL; LOCAL FRICTION; MODELING APPROACH; RE-SUSPENSION; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS;

VOLCANOES;

DEPOSITION; DISPERSION; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; FORECASTING METHOD; FRICTION; HEALTH RISK; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REMOBILIZATION; RESUSPENSION; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WIND FORCING;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

EID: 84856972053     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016802     Document Type: Article

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