An advanced system to monitor the 3D structure of diffuse volcanic ash clouds

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2125-2138

  Vernier, J P ^a,b   Fairlie, T D ^b   Murray, J J ^b   Tupper, A ^c   Trepte, C ^b   Winker, D ^b   Pelon, J ^d   Garnier, A ^a,b,d   Jumelet, J ^d   Pavolonis, M ^e   Omar, A H ^b   Powell, K A ^b  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^d STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^e NOAA National Environmental Satellite   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED SYSTEMS; DETECTION ALGORITHM; LAGRANGIAN MODELS; OPERATIONAL APPLICATIONS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; THREE DIMENSIONAL SPACE; VOLCANIC ASH CLOUDS; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

CLOUDS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OPTICAL RADAR; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

VOLCANOES;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; ALGORITHM; CALIPSO; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84883474804     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-12-0279.1     Document Type: Article

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