Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland
The 39-day long eruption at the summit of Eyjafjallajökull volcano in April–May 2010 was of modest size but ash was widely dispersed. By combining data from ground surveys and remote sensing we show that the erupted material was 4.8±1.2·1011 kg (benmoreite and trachyte, dense rock equivalent volume...
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ftnilu:oai:nilu.brage.unit.no:11250/2650992 2023-07-30T04:03:23+02:00 Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland Gudmundsson, Magnus T. Thordarson, Thorvaldur Höskuldsson, Ármann Larsen, Gudrún Björnsson, Halldór Prata, Alfredo Oddsson, Björn Magnusson, Eyjólfur Hgnadóttir, Thórdis Petersen, Gudrun Nina Hayward, Chris L. Stevenson, John A. Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala 2012 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2650992 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00572 eng eng Scientific Reports. 2012, 2 . urn:issn:2045-2322 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2650992 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00572 cristin:966873 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no License:This work is licensed under a Creative CommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivative Works 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 12 2 Scientific Reports Peer reviewed Journal article 2012 ftnilu https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00572 2023-07-08T19:53:58Z The 39-day long eruption at the summit of Eyjafjallajökull volcano in April–May 2010 was of modest size but ash was widely dispersed. By combining data from ground surveys and remote sensing we show that the erupted material was 4.8±1.2·1011 kg (benmoreite and trachyte, dense rock equivalent volume 0.18±0.05 km3). About 20% was lava and water-transported tephra, 80% was airborne tephra (bulk volume 0.27 km3) transported by 3–10 km high plumes. The airborne tephra was mostly fine ash (diameter <1000 µm). At least 7·1010 kg (70 Tg) was very fine ash (<28 µm), several times more than previously estimated via satellite retrievals. About 50% of the tephra fell in Iceland with the remainder carried towards south and east, detected over ~7 million km2 in Europe and the North Atlantic. Of order 1010 kg (2%) are considered to have been transported longer than 600–700 km with <108 kg (<0.02%) reaching mainland Europe. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Eyjafjallajökull Iceland North Atlantic NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research: NILU Brage Eyjafjallajokull ENVELOPE(-19.633,-19.633,63.631,63.631) Scientific Reports 2 1 |
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The 39-day long eruption at the summit of Eyjafjallajökull volcano in April–May 2010 was of modest size but ash was widely dispersed. By combining data from ground surveys and remote sensing we show that the erupted material was 4.8±1.2·1011 kg (benmoreite and trachyte, dense rock equivalent volume 0.18±0.05 km3). About 20% was lava and water-transported tephra, 80% was airborne tephra (bulk volume 0.27 km3) transported by 3–10 km high plumes. The airborne tephra was mostly fine ash (diameter <1000 µm). At least 7·1010 kg (70 Tg) was very fine ash (<28 µm), several times more than previously estimated via satellite retrievals. About 50% of the tephra fell in Iceland with the remainder carried towards south and east, detected over ~7 million km2 in Europe and the North Atlantic. Of order 1010 kg (2%) are considered to have been transported longer than 600–700 km with <108 kg (<0.02%) reaching mainland Europe. publishedVersion |
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Gudmundsson, Magnus T. Thordarson, Thorvaldur Höskuldsson, Ármann Larsen, Gudrún Björnsson, Halldór Prata, Alfredo Oddsson, Björn Magnusson, Eyjólfur Hgnadóttir, Thórdis Petersen, Gudrun Nina Hayward, Chris L. Stevenson, John A. Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala |
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Gudmundsson, Magnus T. Thordarson, Thorvaldur Höskuldsson, Ármann Larsen, Gudrún Björnsson, Halldór Prata, Alfredo Oddsson, Björn Magnusson, Eyjólfur Hgnadóttir, Thórdis Petersen, Gudrun Nina Hayward, Chris L. Stevenson, John A. Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland |
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Gudmundsson, Magnus T. Thordarson, Thorvaldur Höskuldsson, Ármann Larsen, Gudrún Björnsson, Halldór Prata, Alfredo Oddsson, Björn Magnusson, Eyjólfur Hgnadóttir, Thórdis Petersen, Gudrun Nina Hayward, Chris L. Stevenson, John A. Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala |
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Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland |
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Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland |
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Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland |
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Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland |
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Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland |
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ash generation and distribution from the april-may 2010 eruption of eyjafjallajokull, iceland |
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