Using data insertion with the NAME model to simulate the 8 May 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic ash cloud

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 306-323

  Wilkins, K L ^a   Watson, I M ^a   Kristiansen, N I ^b   Webster, H N ^c   Thomson, D J ^c   Dacre, H F ^d   Prata, A J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e NICARNICA AVIATION AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DISPERSION; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC CLOUD; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; GRIMSVOTN; ICELAND; SPAIN;

EID: 84958729489     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023895     Document Type: Article

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