Airborne observations of the Eyjafjalla volcano ash cloud over Europe during air space closure in April and May 2010

• Main Authors: Schumann, U., Weinzierl, B., Reitebuch, O., Schlager, H., Minikin, A., Forster, C., Baumann, R., Sailer, T., Graf, K., Mannstein, H., Voigt, C., Rahm, S., Simmet, R., Scheibe, M., Lichtenstern, M., Stock, P., Rüba, H., Schäuble, D., Tafferner, A., Rautenhaus, M., Gerz, T., Ziereis, H., Krautstrunk, M., Mallaun, C., Gayet, J.-F., Lieke, K., Kandler, K., Ebert, M., Weinbruch, S., Stohl, A., Gasteiger, J., Groß, S., Freudenthaler, V., Wiegner, M., Ansmann, A., Tesche, M., Olafsson, H., Sturm, K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: München : European Geopyhsical Union 2011
• Subjects: aerosol; airborne sensing; lidar; Meteosat; mixing ratio; plume; refractive index; sedimentation; sulfur dioxide; trace gas; volcanic ash; volcanic eruption; 550; Aitken; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.34657/783; https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/517

Airborne lidar and in-situ measurements of aerosols and trace gases were performed in volcanic ash plumes over Europe between Southern Germany and Iceland with the Falcon aircraft during the eruption period of the Eyjafjalla volcano between 19 April and 18 May 2010. Flight planning and measurement a...