Prediction of volcanic ash concentrations in ash clouds from explosive eruptions based on an atmospheric transport model and the Japanese meteorological satellite Himawari-8: a case study for the Kirishima-Shinmoedake eruption on April 4th 2018

Abstract Prediction of ash concentrations in volcanic ash clouds for the Kirishima-Shinmoedake eruption on April 4th, 2018 is performed on the basis of an atmospheric transport model and the Japanese meteorological satellite Himawari-8. The retrieval algorithm for Himawari-8 (referred to as the “Opt...

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Main Authors: Kensuke Ishii, Masahiro Hayashi, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Toshiki Shimbori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-03-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-023-01790-y