Detection of the Grímsvötn 2011 volcanic eruption plumes using infrared satellite measurements

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 321-327

  Cooke, Michael C ^a   Francis, Peter N ^a   Millington, Sarah ^a   Saunders, Roger ^a   Witham, Claire ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IASI; Meteosat; Satellite; SEVIRI; Sulphur dioxide; Volcanic ash

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911114989     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1530261X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asl2.506     Document Type: Article

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