Monitoring volcanic SO2 plumes using the GOME-2 satellite instrument

Document type:: Konferenzbeitrag
Author(s):: Rix, Meike; Maerker, Cordelia; Seidenberger, Katrin; Valks, Pieter; Erbertseder, Thilo
Title:: Monitoring volcanic SO2 plumes using the GOME-2 satellite instrument
Abstract:: Volcanic sulfur dioxide is an important indicator for volcanic activity. With GOME-2 it is possible to monitor volcanic emissions on a global scale and daily basis. The SO2 is retrieved using Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS). To attribute the detected SO2 to a particular volcano and to estimate the height of the eruption plume trajectory matching is applied. The development of the eruption plume is predicted using a dispersion model.
Keywords:: volcanic sulfur dioxide, GOME-2, DOAS, trajectory matching, dispersion modeling
Book / Congress title:: Statusseminar: Early Warning Systems in Earth Management
Year:: 2008
Language:: en
Format:: Text
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