First synoptic analysis of volcanic degassing in Papua New Guinea

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  McCormick, Brendan T ^a   Edmonds, Marie ^a   Mather, Tamsin A ^b   Carn, Simon A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI); remote sensing; volcanic degassing; volcanic hazard

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DEGASSING; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; REMOTE SENSING; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETERS; VOLCANOES;

AVIATION HAZARDS; CHEMICAL PROCESSING; EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION; GROUND BASED; GROUND-BASED INSTRUMENTATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LOW LEVEL; OZONE MONITORING INSTRUMENTS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; REDUCED SENSITIVITY; REMOTE REGIONS; SYNOPTIC ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ARC; VOLCANIC DEGASSING; VOLCANIC HAZARD; VOLCANO MONITORING;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

BOUNDARY LAYER; DEGASSING; ESTIMATION METHOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; ISLAND ARC; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC GAS;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 84858656813     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GC003945     Document Type: Article

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