Trajectory matching and dispersion modeling of volcanic plumes utilising space-based observations -- abstract

Trajectory matching and dispersion modeling of volcanic plumes utilising space-based observations

Cordelia Maerker, Katrin Seidenberger, Thilo Erbertseder, Meike Rix, Pieter Valks and Jos van Geffen: 2008,
in: Proceedings of the 2008 second workshop on USE of Remote Sensing Techniques
for Monitoring Volcanoes and Seismogenic Areas
USEReST 2008, 11--14 Nov. 2008, Naples, Italy, IEEE publication.

Abstract

Within the projects SACS (Support to Aviation Control Service) and Exupéry (the mobile volcano fast response system, VFRS) SO2 total columns are retrieved from different space-borne instruments such as GOME-2, SCIAMACHY and OMI. The backward trajectory matching technique is applied to relate exceptional SO2 values to particular sources and volcanic regions. Additionally, the moment of the eruption as well as the emission and the plume height can be estimated. Dispersion modeling is applied to forecast the motion of the plume and to estimate the SO2 emissions.

   Abstract
   1. Introduction
   2. The eruption of Mt. Kasatochi
   3. Satellite observations
   4. Trajectory analysis
   5. Dispersion modelling
   6. Results
      6.1  Results of the trajectory analysis
      6.2  Results of the dispersion modelling
   7. Conclusions
   Acknowledgment
   References

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