Two weather radar time series of the altitude of the volcanic plume during the May 2011 eruption of Grímsvötn, Iceland

• Published in: Earth System Science Data
• Main Authors: Petersen, G. N., Bjornsson, H., Arason, P., von Löwis, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Keflavík; Keflavík International Airport; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-4-121-2012; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00024013; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00023968/essd-4-121-2012.pdf; https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/4/121/2012/essd-4-121-2012.pdf

The eruption of Grímsvötn volcano in Iceland in 2011 lasted for a week, 21–28 May. The eruption was explosive and peaked during the first hours, with the eruption plume reaching 20–25 km altitude. The height of the plume was monitored every 5 min with a C-band weather radar located at Keflavík Inter...