Automated retrievals of volcanic ash and dust cloud properties from upwelling infrared measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1436-1458

  Pavolonis, Michael J ^a   Heidinger, Andrew K ^a   Sieglaff, Justin ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

ash clouds; dust clouds; Eyjafjallaj kull; GOES R; remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DUST; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; KAOLINITE; OPTICAL RADAR; PIXELS; REMOTE SENSING; VOLCANOES; WEATHER SATELLITES;

ASH CLOUDS; ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; DUST CLOUDS; GENERATION GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES; GOES-R; INFRARED MEASUREMENTS; OPERATIONAL ALGORITHMS; SPINNING ENHANCED VISIBLE AND INFRARED IMAGER;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATION; DUST; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INFRARED IMAGERY; LIDAR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METEOSAT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; UPWELLING; VOLCANIC ASH;

LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; MONTSERRAT; SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO;

EID: 84880314782     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50173     Document Type: Article

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