Retrieval of ash properties from IASI measurements

Ventress, Lucy J.; McGarragh, Gregory; Carboni, Elisa; Smith, Andrew J.; Grainger, Roy G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-5407-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-5407-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-5407-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 11

Research article

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09 Nov 2016

Research article |

| 09 Nov 2016

Retrieval of ash properties from IASI measurements

Lucy J. Ventress, Gregory McGarragh, Elisa Carboni, Andrew J. Smith, and Roy G. Grainger

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Final revised paper (published on 09 Nov 2016)
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RC1: 'Review of Ventress et al. "Retrieval of ash properties from IASI measurements"', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 May 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1', Lucy Ventress, 01 Aug 2016
RC2: 'Review of the manuscript 'Retrieval of ash properties from IASI measurements' by L. J. Ventress et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Jun 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2', Lucy Ventress, 01 Aug 2016

Short summary

The detection of volcanic ash plumes and knowledge of their properties have been of increasing interest due to the effect ash particles can have on the aviation industry. A new method is shown for use with hyperspectral satellite instruments, such as the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer, to derive optical and physical properties of volcanic ash. The results are compared to ancillary data sources, showing good agreement, which indicates better characterisation of volcanic plumes.