IAVCEI 2013 session 2.2d: volcano remote sensing
From: Simon Carn <scarn@xxxxxxx>
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Dear colleagues,
We would like to draw
your attention to session 2-2d on volcano remote sensing at the 2013
IAVCEI General Assembly, Kagoshima, Japan, July 20-24. Abstracts are due
before January 31, and can be submitted at http://www.iavcei2013.com/abstract_submission/abstract_submission.html
We look forward to receiving abstracts from the volcano remote sensing community.
Best wishes,
Simon Carn (Michigan Tech University, USA)
Fred Prata (Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Norway)
Andrew Tupper (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)
David Pieri (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA)
Minoru Urai (Geological Survey of Japan, Japan)
Session description:
Symposium 2: Monitoring, Observation and Modeling of Volcanic Processes
2-2. Imaging and monitoring of volcanic activitySession 2-2d. Remote sensing in volcanology: monitoring, hazard assessment and validation
Remote
sensing from ground-based, airborne and space-based platforms is a
crucial tool for volcano surveillance, providing unique information on
fluxes of heat, gases and particles prior to, during and after volcanic
eruptions. Technological advances continue apace as new and increasingly
sensitive satellite instruments are launched, more compact
spectrometers, imaging devices and gas sensors are developed,
and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology becomes more accessible for
in-situ probing of volcanic emissions and validation. Several recent
volcanic eruptions (e.g., Eyjafjallajökull in April-May 2010 and Cordon
Caulle in June 2011) have demonstrated the importance of satellite
remote sensing for mapping the location and extent of drifting volcanic
eruption clouds and measuring ash mass loading, but also highlight the
need for more validation of satellite measurements and comparisons with
dispersion model simulations. The main focus of this session is the
application of remote sensing, at all scales from local to synoptic, to
characterize volcanic emissions of heat, gases and particles, both in a
precursory mode and in operational contexts following
volcanic eruptions. Potential topics include (but are not limited to)
innovative uses of remote sensing to detect and track pre-eruptive
unrest at volcanoes, detection and characterization of volcanic thermal
anomalies, new developments in sensors and retrieval techniques for
quantification of volcanic gases and aerosols, intercomparisons of
remotely sensed data with other geophysical parameters to elucidate
volcanic processes, quantitative approaches to aviation hazard
assessment using remotely sensed data, and efforts to validate remote
sensing measurements of volcanic emissions, using in-situ measurements
or through comparisons with other datasets and models. Given the
proximity of the conference location to Sakura-jima, we also
invite contributions on the efficacy of remote sensing for monitoring of
persistent, low-level eruptive activity, and case studies from the
Asia-Pacific region.
[ simon carn | associate professor ]
[ dept geo min eng sci | mtu ]
[ 1400 townsend drive | houghton | mi 49931 | usa ]
[ 906-487-1756 | 906-487-3371 (fax) ]
[ dept geo min eng sci | mtu ]
[ 1400 townsend drive | houghton | mi 49931 | usa ]
[ 906-487-1756 | 906-487-3371 (fax) ]
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