Near real-time monitoring of the April-May 2010 Eyjafjallajökull ash cloud: An example of a web-based, satellite data-driven, reporting system

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 48, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 262-272

  Labazuy, P ^a   Gouhier, M ^a   Harris, A ^a   Guehenneux Y ^a   Hervo, M ^b   Berges J C ^c   Freville P ^d   Cacault, P ^d   Rivet, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ash cloud; Eyjafjallaj kull eruption; Iceland; LiDAR; Near real time monitoring; Remote sensing; SEVIRI; Volcanic crisis

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; VOLCANOES;

ASH CLOUDS; ICELANDS; NEAR-REAL-TIME MONITORING; SEVIRI; VOLCANIC CRISIS;

SATELLITES;

ASH; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIDAR; SATELLITE DATA; SEVIRI; VOLCANIC ASH;

AIR MONITORING; AIRCRAFT; CLOUD; CONFERENCE PAPER; HAZARDOUS WASTE; ICELAND; INTERNET; PLUME; SENSOR; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANO;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

EID: 84857152790     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: 17415101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2012.049673     Document Type: Conference Paper

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