Plumes and paths: The Eyjafjallajökull eruption and airspace dependencies
The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted in April 2010 disturbing European airspaces for over a week, leaving millions of passengers stranded and costing the airlines 1.8 billion Euros. The eruption generated large quantities of volcanic ash with the potential of damaging an aircraft within mi...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/75963 2023-05-15T16:09:27+02:00 Plumes and paths: The Eyjafjallajökull eruption and airspace dependencies Vainikka, Joni 2010-01-01 application/pdf https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/75963 eng eng The Geographical Society of Northern Finland and the Geography Research Unit https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/75963/37333 https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/75963 Nordia Geographical Publications; Vol 39 No 1: NGP Yearbook 2010: The Geography of Tourism, Leisure and Recreation; 3–14 Nordia Geographical Publications; Vol 39 Nro 1: NGP Yearbook 2010: The Geography of Tourism, Leisure and Recreation; 3–14 2736-9722 1238-2086 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article 2010 fttsvojs 2021-03-31T22:48:00Z The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted in April 2010 disturbing European airspaces for over a week, leaving millions of passengers stranded and costing the airlines 1.8 billion Euros. The eruption generated large quantities of volcanic ash with the potential of damaging an aircraft within minutes, a situation which left the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in London with no choice but to recommend to national airspace controllers the closure of their airspaces. The eruption revealed how much our modern societies, tourists included, are dependent on aeromobility. The airspace closure demonstrated the adaptability of Europe first and foremost in the face of a dramatically altered situation. However, the airspace closures also generated a wide range of criticism of the methods and thresholds used in assessing the risk level of the ash cloud. This article reviews the problems associated with volcanic ash, offers a brief assessment of Finnish media responses to the chaos, and evaluates the risks of nine different airports in terms of conceivable eruptions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Eyjafjallajökull Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online |
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The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted in April 2010 disturbing European airspaces for over a week, leaving millions of passengers stranded and costing the airlines 1.8 billion Euros. The eruption generated large quantities of volcanic ash with the potential of damaging an aircraft within minutes, a situation which left the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in London with no choice but to recommend to national airspace controllers the closure of their airspaces. The eruption revealed how much our modern societies, tourists included, are dependent on aeromobility. The airspace closure demonstrated the adaptability of Europe first and foremost in the face of a dramatically altered situation. However, the airspace closures also generated a wide range of criticism of the methods and thresholds used in assessing the risk level of the ash cloud. This article reviews the problems associated with volcanic ash, offers a brief assessment of Finnish media responses to the chaos, and evaluates the risks of nine different airports in terms of conceivable eruptions. |
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Plumes and paths: The Eyjafjallajökull eruption and airspace dependencies |
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Plumes and paths: The Eyjafjallajökull eruption and airspace dependencies |
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Plumes and paths: The Eyjafjallajökull eruption and airspace dependencies |
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plumes and paths: the eyjafjallajökull eruption and airspace dependencies |
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The Geographical Society of Northern Finland and the Geography Research Unit |
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Nordia Geographical Publications; Vol 39 No 1: NGP Yearbook 2010: The Geography of Tourism, Leisure and Recreation; 3–14 Nordia Geographical Publications; Vol 39 Nro 1: NGP Yearbook 2010: The Geography of Tourism, Leisure and Recreation; 3–14 2736-9722 1238-2086 |
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