Validation of ash optical depth and layer height retrieved from passive  satellite sensors using EARLINET and airborne lidar data: the case of the  Eyjafjallajökull eruption

Balis, Dimitris; Koukouli, Maria-Elissavet; Siomos, Nikolaos; Dimopoulos, Spyridon; Mona, Lucia; Pappalardo, Gelsomina; Marenco, Franco; Clarisse, Lieven; Ventress, Lucy J.; Carboni, Elisa; Grainger, Roy G.; Wang, Ping; Tilstra, Gijsbert; van der A, Ronald; Theys, Nicolas; Zehner, Claus

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5705-2016

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10 May 2016

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| 10 May 2016

Validation of ash optical depth and layer height retrieved from passive satellite sensors using EARLINET and airborne lidar data: the case of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption

Dimitris Balis, Maria-Elissavet Koukouli, Nikolaos Siomos, Spyridon Dimopoulos, Lucia Mona, Gelsomina Pappalardo, Franco Marenco, Lieven Clarisse, Lucy J. Ventress, Elisa Carboni, Roy G. Grainger, Ping Wang, Gijsbert Tilstra, Ronald van der A, Nicolas Theys, and Claus Zehner

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RC1: 'Review of BAlis et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Feb 2016
- AC1: 'Response to reviewer #1', DIMITRIS BALIS, 19 Apr 2016
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Feb 2016
- AC2: 'Response to reviewer #2', DIMITRIS BALIS, 19 Apr 2016

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (27 Apr 2016) by Matthias Tesche

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Short summary

The ESA-funded SACS-2 and SMASH projects developed and improved dedicated satellite-derived ash plume and sulfur dioxide level assessments. These estimates were validated using ground-based and aircraft lidar measurements. The validation results are promising for most satellite products and are within the estimated uncertainties of each of the comparative data sets. The IASI data show a better consistency concerning the ash optical depth and ash layer height.