Near Real Time Detection and Tracking of the EYJAFJÖLL (iceland) Ash Cloud by the RST (robust Satellite Technique) Approach

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Dec 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010agufm.v41e2319t&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #V41E-2319

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Geophysics

[0370] Atmospheric Composition And Structure / Volcanic Effects, [0933] Exploration Geophysics / Remote Sensing, [5480] Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets / Volcanism

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Volcanic ash clouds, besides to be an environmental issue, represent a serious problem for air traffic and an important economic threat for aviation companies. During the recent volcanic crisis due to the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjöll (Iceland), ash clouds became a real problem for common citizens as well: during the first days of the eruption thousands of flights were cancelled disrupting hundred of thousands of passengers. Satellite remote sensing confirmed to be a crucial tool for monitoring this kind of events, spreading for thousands of kilometres with a very rapid space-time dynamics. Especially weather satellites, thanks to their high temporal resolution, may furnish a fundamental contribution, providing frequently updated information. However, in this particular case ash cloud was accompanied by a sudden and significant emission of water vapour, due to the ice melting of Eyjafjallajökull glacier, making satellite ash detection and discrimination very hard, especially in the first few days of the eruption, exactly when accurate information were mostly required in order to support emergency management. Among the satellite-based techniques for near real-time detection and tracking of ash clouds, the RST (Robust Satellite Technique) approach, formerly named RAT - Robust AVHRR Technique, has been long since proposed, demonstrating high performances both in terms of reliability and sensitivity. In this paper, results achieved by using RST-based detection schemes, applied during the Eyjafjöll eruption were presented. MSG-SEVIRI (Meteosat Second Generation - Spinning Enhanced and Visible Infrared Imager) records, with a temporal sampling of 15 minutes, were used applying a standard as well as an advanced RST configuration, which includes the use of SO2 absorption band together with TIR and MIR channels. Main outcomes, limits and possible future improvements were also discussed.

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