Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, 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...
Published in: | Scientific Reports |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Nature Publishing Group
2012
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418519 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22893851 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00572 |
id |
ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3418519 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3418519 2023-05-15T16:09:27+02:00 Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland Gudmundsson, Magnús T. Thordarson, Thorvaldur Höskuldsson, Ármann Larsen, Gudrún Björnsson, Halldór Prata, Fred J. Oddsson, Björn Magnússon, Eyjólfur Högnadóttir, Thórdís Petersen, Guðrún Nína Hayward, Chris L. Stevenson, John A. Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg 2012-08-14 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418519 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22893851 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00572 en eng Nature Publishing Group http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418519 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22893851 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep00572 Copyright © 2012, Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ CC-BY-NC-ND Article Text 2012 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00572 2013-09-04T11:27:42Z 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. Text Eyjafjallajökull Iceland North Atlantic PubMed Central (PMC) Scientific Reports 2 1 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
PubMed Central (PMC) |
op_collection_id |
ftpubmed |
language |
English |
topic |
Article |
spellingShingle |
Article Gudmundsson, Magnús T. Thordarson, Thorvaldur Höskuldsson, Ármann Larsen, Gudrún Björnsson, Halldór Prata, Fred J. Oddsson, Björn Magnússon, Eyjólfur Högnadóttir, Thórdís Petersen, Guðrún Nína Hayward, Chris L. Stevenson, John A. Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland |
topic_facet |
Article |
description |
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. |
format |
Text |
author |
Gudmundsson, Magnús T. Thordarson, Thorvaldur Höskuldsson, Ármann Larsen, Gudrún Björnsson, Halldór Prata, Fred J. Oddsson, Björn Magnússon, Eyjólfur Högnadóttir, Thórdís Petersen, Guðrún Nína Hayward, Chris L. Stevenson, John A. Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg |
author_facet |
Gudmundsson, Magnús T. Thordarson, Thorvaldur Höskuldsson, Ármann Larsen, Gudrún Björnsson, Halldór Prata, Fred J. Oddsson, Björn Magnússon, Eyjólfur Högnadóttir, Thórdís Petersen, Guðrún Nína Hayward, Chris L. Stevenson, John A. Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg |
author_sort |
Gudmundsson, Magnús T. |
title |
Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland |
title_short |
Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland |
title_full |
Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland |
title_fullStr |
Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland |
title_full_unstemmed |
Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland |
title_sort |
ash generation and distribution from the april-may 2010 eruption of eyjafjallajökull, iceland |
publisher |
Nature Publishing Group |
publishDate |
2012 |
url |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418519 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22893851 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00572 |
genre |
Eyjafjallajökull Iceland North Atlantic |
genre_facet |
Eyjafjallajökull Iceland North Atlantic |
op_relation |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418519 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22893851 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep00572 |
op_rights |
Copyright © 2012, Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
op_rightsnorm |
CC-BY-NC-ND |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00572 |
container_title |
Scientific Reports |
container_volume |
2 |
container_issue |
1 |
_version_ |
1766405336647860224 |