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

Maerker, Cordelia; Seidenberger, Katrin; Erbertseder, Thilo; Rix, Meike; Valks, Pieter; van Geffen, Jos

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Document type:: Konferenzbeitrag
Author(s):: Maerker, Cordelia; Seidenberger, Katrin; Erbertseder, Thilo; Rix, Meike; Valks, Pieter; van Geffen, Jos
Title:: Trajectory matching and dispersion modeling of volcanic plumes utilising space-based observations
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. «
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 fo... »
Keywords:: Exup?ry- VFRS; SACS; sulphur dioxide; trajectory matching; dispersion modeling
Book / Congress title:: 2. Workshop on Use of Remote Sensing Techniques for Monitoring Volcanoes and Seismogenic Areas
Year:: 2008
Print-ISBN:: 978-1-4244-2546-4
Language:: en
Format:: Text
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