Articles | Volume 16, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5705-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5705-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
| 
10 May 2016
Research article |
| 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
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Maria-Elissavet Koukouli
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Nikolaos Siomos
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Spyridon Dimopoulos
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Lucia Mona
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale (CNR-IMAA), Tito Scalo, Potenza, Italy
Gelsomina Pappalardo
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale (CNR-IMAA), Tito Scalo, Potenza, Italy
Franco Marenco
Met Office, Exeter, UK
Lieven Clarisse
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Lucy J. Ventress
National Centre for Earth Observation, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of
Oxford, Oxford, UK
Elisa Carboni
COMET, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Roy G. Grainger
COMET, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Ping Wang
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, the Netherlands
Gijsbert Tilstra
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, the Netherlands
Ronald van der A
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, the Netherlands
Nicolas Theys
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (IASB-BIRA), Brussels, Belgium
Claus Zehner
European Space Agency, ESRIN, Frascati, Italy
Viewed
Total article views: 3,516 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 19 Jan 2016)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,162 | 1,184 | 170 | 3,516 | 149 | 148 |
- HTML: 2,162
- PDF: 1,184
- XML: 170
- Total: 3,516
- BibTeX: 149
- EndNote: 148
Total article views: 2,982 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 10 May 2016)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,932 | 886 | 164 | 2,982 | 143 | 142 |
- HTML: 1,932
- PDF: 886
- XML: 164
- Total: 2,982
- BibTeX: 143
- EndNote: 142
Total article views: 534 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 19 Jan 2016)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | 298 | 6 | 534 | 6 | 6 |
- HTML: 230
- PDF: 298
- XML: 6
- Total: 534
- BibTeX: 6
- EndNote: 6
Latest update: 06 Dec 2025
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.
The ESA-funded SACS-2 and SMASH projects developed and improved dedicated satellite-derived ash...
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint