Day–night monitoring of volcanic so2 and ash clouds for aviation avoidance at northern polar latitudes
We describe NASA’s Applied Sciences Disasters Program, which is a collaborative project between the Direct Readout Laboratory (DRL), ozone processing team, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA), and Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), to expedite the processi...
Published in: | Remote Sensing |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
Digital Commons @ Michigan Tech
2021
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/15543 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13194003 |
id |
ftmichigantuniv:oai:digitalcommons.mtu.edu:michigantech-p-34845 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftmichigantuniv:oai:digitalcommons.mtu.edu:michigantech-p-34845 2023-05-15T15:10:24+02:00 Day–night monitoring of volcanic so2 and ash clouds for aviation avoidance at northern polar latitudes Krotkov, Nickolay Realmuto, Vincent Li, Can Seftor, Colin Li, Jason Brentzel, Kelvin Stuefer, Martin Cable, Jay Dierking, Carl Delamere, Jennifer Schneider, David Tamminen, Johanna Hassinen, Seppo Ryyppö, Timo Murray, John 2021-10-01T07:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/15543 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13194003 unknown Digital Commons @ Michigan Tech https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/15543 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13194003 Michigan Tech Publications Aviation geophysical hazards Infrared remote sensing Satellite direct readout Ultraviolet remote sensing Volcanic ash Volcanic sulfur dioxide text 2021 ftmichigantuniv https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13194003 2022-01-23T10:54:33Z We describe NASA’s Applied Sciences Disasters Program, which is a collaborative project between the Direct Readout Laboratory (DRL), ozone processing team, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA), and Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), to expedite the processing and delivery of direct readout (DR) volcanic ash and sulfur dioxide (SO2) satellite data. We developed low-latency quantitative retrievals of SO2 column density from the solar backscattered ultraviolet (UV) measurements using the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) spectrometers as well as the thermal infrared (TIR) SO2 and ash indices using Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments, all flying aboard US polar-orbiting meteorological satellites. The VIIRS TIR indices were developed to address the critical need for nighttime coverage over northern polar regions. Our UV and TIR SO2 and ash software packages were designed for the DRL’s International Planetary Observation Processing Package (IPOPP); IPOPP runs operationally at GINA and FMI stations in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Sodankylä, Finland. The data are produced within 30 min of satellite overpasses and are distributed to the Alaska Volcano Observatory and Anchorage Volcanic Ash Advisory Center. FMI receives DR data from GINA and posts composite Arctic maps for ozone, volcanic SO2, and UV aerosol index (UVAI, proxy for ash or smoke) on its public website and provides DR data to EUMETCast users. The IPOPP-based software packages are available through DRL to a broad DR user community worldwide. Text Arctic Sodankylä Alaska Michigan Technological University: Digital Commons @ Michigan Tech Anchorage Arctic Fairbanks Sodankylä ENVELOPE(26.600,26.600,67.417,67.417) Remote Sensing 13 19 4003 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Michigan Technological University: Digital Commons @ Michigan Tech |
op_collection_id |
ftmichigantuniv |
language |
unknown |
topic |
Aviation geophysical hazards Infrared remote sensing Satellite direct readout Ultraviolet remote sensing Volcanic ash Volcanic sulfur dioxide |
spellingShingle |
Aviation geophysical hazards Infrared remote sensing Satellite direct readout Ultraviolet remote sensing Volcanic ash Volcanic sulfur dioxide Krotkov, Nickolay Realmuto, Vincent Li, Can Seftor, Colin Li, Jason Brentzel, Kelvin Stuefer, Martin Cable, Jay Dierking, Carl Delamere, Jennifer Schneider, David Tamminen, Johanna Hassinen, Seppo Ryyppö, Timo Murray, John Day–night monitoring of volcanic so2 and ash clouds for aviation avoidance at northern polar latitudes |
topic_facet |
Aviation geophysical hazards Infrared remote sensing Satellite direct readout Ultraviolet remote sensing Volcanic ash Volcanic sulfur dioxide |
description |
We describe NASA’s Applied Sciences Disasters Program, which is a collaborative project between the Direct Readout Laboratory (DRL), ozone processing team, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA), and Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), to expedite the processing and delivery of direct readout (DR) volcanic ash and sulfur dioxide (SO2) satellite data. We developed low-latency quantitative retrievals of SO2 column density from the solar backscattered ultraviolet (UV) measurements using the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) spectrometers as well as the thermal infrared (TIR) SO2 and ash indices using Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments, all flying aboard US polar-orbiting meteorological satellites. The VIIRS TIR indices were developed to address the critical need for nighttime coverage over northern polar regions. Our UV and TIR SO2 and ash software packages were designed for the DRL’s International Planetary Observation Processing Package (IPOPP); IPOPP runs operationally at GINA and FMI stations in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Sodankylä, Finland. The data are produced within 30 min of satellite overpasses and are distributed to the Alaska Volcano Observatory and Anchorage Volcanic Ash Advisory Center. FMI receives DR data from GINA and posts composite Arctic maps for ozone, volcanic SO2, and UV aerosol index (UVAI, proxy for ash or smoke) on its public website and provides DR data to EUMETCast users. The IPOPP-based software packages are available through DRL to a broad DR user community worldwide. |
format |
Text |
author |
Krotkov, Nickolay Realmuto, Vincent Li, Can Seftor, Colin Li, Jason Brentzel, Kelvin Stuefer, Martin Cable, Jay Dierking, Carl Delamere, Jennifer Schneider, David Tamminen, Johanna Hassinen, Seppo Ryyppö, Timo Murray, John |
author_facet |
Krotkov, Nickolay Realmuto, Vincent Li, Can Seftor, Colin Li, Jason Brentzel, Kelvin Stuefer, Martin Cable, Jay Dierking, Carl Delamere, Jennifer Schneider, David Tamminen, Johanna Hassinen, Seppo Ryyppö, Timo Murray, John |
author_sort |
Krotkov, Nickolay |
title |
Day–night monitoring of volcanic so2 and ash clouds for aviation avoidance at northern polar latitudes |
title_short |
Day–night monitoring of volcanic so2 and ash clouds for aviation avoidance at northern polar latitudes |
title_full |
Day–night monitoring of volcanic so2 and ash clouds for aviation avoidance at northern polar latitudes |
title_fullStr |
Day–night monitoring of volcanic so2 and ash clouds for aviation avoidance at northern polar latitudes |
title_full_unstemmed |
Day–night monitoring of volcanic so2 and ash clouds for aviation avoidance at northern polar latitudes |
title_sort |
day–night monitoring of volcanic so2 and ash clouds for aviation avoidance at northern polar latitudes |
publisher |
Digital Commons @ Michigan Tech |
publishDate |
2021 |
url |
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/15543 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13194003 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(26.600,26.600,67.417,67.417) |
geographic |
Anchorage Arctic Fairbanks Sodankylä |
geographic_facet |
Anchorage Arctic Fairbanks Sodankylä |
genre |
Arctic Sodankylä Alaska |
genre_facet |
Arctic Sodankylä Alaska |
op_source |
Michigan Tech Publications |
op_relation |
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/15543 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13194003 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13194003 |
container_title |
Remote Sensing |
container_volume |
13 |
container_issue |
19 |
container_start_page |
4003 |
_version_ |
1766341445869895680 |