Ash and Aviation in Europe: A Stakeholder Analysis of Preparedness for Volcanic Ash from Iceland

• Main Author: Reichardt, Uta
• Other Authors: Guðmundur Freyr Úlfarsson, Guðrún Pétursdóttir, Umhverfis- og byggingarverkfræðideild (HÍ), Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Iceland, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of of Civil and Environmental Engineering 2018
• Subjects: Risk management; Volcanic ash; Aviation; Risk governance; Resilience; Áhættustjórnun; Gjóska; Flugumferð; Eldgosið í Eyjafjallajökli; Umhverfisverkfræði; Doktorsritgerðir; Svæði; Eyjafjallajökull; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/741

International aviation guidelines suggest complete avoidance of ash-contaminated airspace due to its hazardous impact on aircrafts and jet engines. In 2010, however, the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano memorably demonstrated the limits of this precautionary approach: Forecasted volcanic ash...