Interpretation of observed microwave signatures from ground dual polarization radar and space multi-frequency radiometer for the 2011 Grímsvötn volcanic eruption

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 537-552

  Montopoli, M ^a,d,e   Vulpiani, G ^b   Cimini, D ^c,e   Picciotti, E ^e,f   Marzano, F S ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b DIPARTIMENTO DELLA PROTEZIONE CIVILE   (Italy)

^c CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^f Himet Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; POLARIZATION; RADAR; RADIOMETER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WAVELENGTH;

GRIMSVOTN; ICELAND;

EID: 84897588267     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-537-2014     Document Type: Article

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