Eyjafjallajökull volcanic ash concentrations determined using Spin Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Prata, A J ^a   Prata, A T ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; DISPERSIONS; JET ENGINES; OPTICAL RADAR; PIXELS; VOLCANOES;

AIR QUALITY DATA; ASH CLOUDS; ASH DEPOSITION; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE; CONCENTRATION LIMITS; DETECTION LIMITS; DISPERSION MODELS; EUROPEAN AIRSPACE; FINE GRAINED; GROUND BASED; HIGH CONCENTRATION; ICELANDS; INFRARED IMAGERS; LARGE PARTS; LOGARITHMIC SCALE; MASS LOADINGS; MULTI-SPECTRAL; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SPACE AND TIME; STANDARD DEVIATION; VOLCANIC ASH;

SATELLITES;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; DISPERSION; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEVIRI; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

EID: 84859461457     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016800     Document Type: Article

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