The Detection, Characterization and Tracking of Recent Aleutian Island Volcanic Ash Plumes and the Assessment of Their Impact on Aviation

• Main Authors: Trepte, C. r., Krueger, A. J., Hudnall, L. A., Murray, John J., Matus, A.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Earth Resources and Remote Sensing; The Redoubt; Aleutian Island; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20100003407

The Aleutian Islands of Alaska are home to a number of major volcanoes which periodically present a significant hazard to aviation. During summer of 2008, the Okmok and Kasatochi volcanoes experienced moderate eruptive events. These were followed a dramatic, major eruption of Mount Redoubt in late M...