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Artificial cloud test confirms volcanic ash detection using infrared spectral imaging.
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SUBMITTER: Prata AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4860601 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Artificial cloud test confirms volcanic ash detection using infrared spectral imaging.
Scientific reports 20160509
Airborne volcanic ash particles are a known hazard to aviation. Currently, there are no means available to detect ash in flight as the particles are too fine (radii < 30 μm) for on-board radar detection and, even in good visibility, ash clouds are difficult or impossible to detect by eye. The economic cost and societal impact of the April/May 2010 Icelandic eruption of Eyjafjallajökull generated renewed interest in finding ways to identify airborne volcanic ash in order to keep airspace open and ...[more]