HOTVOLC: the official French satellite-based service for operational monitoring and early warning of volcanic ash plumes

International audience Early detection of volcanic ash clouds is crucial to aviation safety and airspace surveillance. With the increase in air traffic and the frequency of volcanic eruptions, the need for effective warning procedures and improved detection methods has become obvious. The eruption o...

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Published in:Bulletin of Volcanology
Main Authors: Guéhenneux, Yannick, Gouhier, Mathieu
Other Authors: Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand (OPGC), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans (LMV), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand (OPGC), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2024
Subjects:
Volcanic ash
Volcanic clouds
VAAC
Satellite
HOTVOLC
Risk
MSG (Meteosat Second Generation)
[SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]
Eyjafjallajökull
Online Access:https://insu.hal.science/insu-04730644
https://insu.hal.science/insu-04730644v1/document
https://insu.hal.science/insu-04730644v1/file/v1_covered_53b106a3-ad67-42c7-a5ef-c130aa6035f7.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-024-01716-w
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Summary:International audience Early detection of volcanic ash clouds is crucial to aviation safety and airspace surveillance. With the increase in air traffic and the frequency of volcanic eruptions, the need for effective warning procedures and improved detection methods has become obvious. The eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in 2010 showed that air traffic operations were severely disrupted and highlighted the importance of effective communication strategies between stakeholders. To improve monitoring capabilities, satellite techniques have become essential due to their wide coverage and rapid response. This article presents the HOTVOLC 3.0 web-Geographic Information System (GIS) interface, an enhanced version of the French operational monitoring platform developed at the Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand (OPGC) and certified by the Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS-INSU). By integrating data from the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) satelli

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