Estimation and propagation of volcanic source parameter uncertainty in an ash transport and dispersal model: Application to the Eyjafjallajokull plume of 14-16 April 2010

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2321-2338

  Bursik, Marcus ^a   Jones, Matthew ^a   Carn, Simon ^b   Dean, Ken ^c   Patra, Abani ^d   Pavolonis, Michael ^e   Pitman, E Bruce ^a   Singh, Tarunraj ^d   Singla, Puneet ^d   Webley, Peter ^c   Bjornsson, Halldor ^f   Ripepe, Maurizio ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d State University of New York   (United States)

^e OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^f ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ash dispersal; Ash transport; Aviation safety; Eruption source parameter; Eyjafjallaj kull; Iceland; Plume; Probabilistic hazard map; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; GRAIN SIZE; METEOSAT; PROBABILITY; SEVIRI; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

NEPTUNIA;

EID: 84870722633     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-012-0665-2     Document Type: Article

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