Plumes and paths: The Eyjafjallajökull eruption and airspace dependencies
The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted in April 2010 disturbing European airspaces for over a week, leaving millions of passengers stranded and costing the airlines 1.8 billion Euros. The eruption generated large quantities of volcanic ash with the potential of damaging an aircraft within mi...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:7494bdd6222c4f35860e76cc632491f6 2023-05-15T16:09:27+02:00 Plumes and paths: The Eyjafjallajökull eruption and airspace dependencies Joni Vainikka 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/7494bdd6222c4f35860e76cc632491f6 EN FI eng fin The Geographical Society of Northern Finland https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/75963 https://doaj.org/toc/1238-2086 https://doaj.org/toc/2736-9722 1238-2086 2736-9722 https://doaj.org/article/7494bdd6222c4f35860e76cc632491f6 Nordia Geographical Publications, Vol 39, Iss 1 (2010) Geography (General) G1-922 article 2010 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T08:15:37Z The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted in April 2010 disturbing European airspaces for over a week, leaving millions of passengers stranded and costing the airlines 1.8 billion Euros. The eruption generated large quantities of volcanic ash with the potential of damaging an aircraft within minutes, a situation which left the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in London with no choice but to recommend to national airspace controllers the closure of their airspaces. The eruption revealed how much our modern societies, tourists included, are dependent on aeromobility. The airspace closure demonstrated the adaptability of Europe first and foremost in the face of a dramatically altered situation. However, the airspace closures also generated a wide range of criticism of the methods and thresholds used in assessing the risk level of the ash cloud. This article reviews the problems associated with volcanic ash, offers a brief assessment of Finnish media responses to the chaos, and evaluates the risks of nine different airports in terms of conceivable eruptions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Eyjafjallajökull Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted in April 2010 disturbing European airspaces for over a week, leaving millions of passengers stranded and costing the airlines 1.8 billion Euros. The eruption generated large quantities of volcanic ash with the potential of damaging an aircraft within minutes, a situation which left the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in London with no choice but to recommend to national airspace controllers the closure of their airspaces. The eruption revealed how much our modern societies, tourists included, are dependent on aeromobility. The airspace closure demonstrated the adaptability of Europe first and foremost in the face of a dramatically altered situation. However, the airspace closures also generated a wide range of criticism of the methods and thresholds used in assessing the risk level of the ash cloud. This article reviews the problems associated with volcanic ash, offers a brief assessment of Finnish media responses to the chaos, and evaluates the risks of nine different airports in terms of conceivable eruptions. |
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Plumes and paths: The Eyjafjallajökull eruption and airspace dependencies |
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