The 2019 Raikoke volcanic eruption – Part 1: Dispersion model simulations and satellite retrievals of volcanic sulfur dioxide

de Leeuw, Johannes; Schmidt, Anja; Witham, Claire S.; Theys, Nicolas; Taylor, Isabelle A.; Grainger, Roy G.; Pope, Richard J.; Haywood, Jim; Osborne, Martin; Kristiansen, Nina I.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-10851-2021

Articles | Volume 21, issue 14

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 10851–10879, 2021

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-10851-2021

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Special issue: Satellite observations, in situ measurements and model simulations...

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 10851–10879, 2021

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-10851-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 14

Research article 19 Jul 2021

Research article | 19 Jul 2021

The 2019 Raikoke volcanic eruption – Part 1: Dispersion model simulations and satellite retrievals of volcanic sulfur dioxide

Johannes de Leeuw et al.

Data sets

Data and software release related to paper discussing the 2019 Raikoke volcanic eruption J. de Leeuw https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4729991

Video supplement

Movie of the 2019 Raikoke volcanic eruption: Sulfur dioxide and sulfate dispersion as simulated by NAME Johannes de Leeuw http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3992052

Short summary

Using the NAME dispersion model in combination with high-resolution SO₂ satellite data from TROPOMI, we investigate the dispersion of volcanic SO₂ from the 2019 Raikoke eruption. NAME accurately simulates the dispersion of SO₂ during the first 2–3 weeks after the eruption and illustrates the potential of using high-resolution satellite data to identify potential limitations in dispersion models, which will ultimately help to improve efforts to forecast the dispersion of volcanic clouds.