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First satellite detection of volcanic bromine monoxide emission after the Kasatochi eruption

dc.contributor.authorTheys, N.
dc.contributor.authorVan Roozendael, M.
dc.contributor.authorDils, B.
dc.contributor.authorHendrick, F.
dc.contributor.authorHao, N.
dc.contributor.authorDe Mazière, M.
dc.date2009
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-05T12:42:18Z
dc.date.available2016-04-05T12:42:18Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/3286
dc.descriptionLarge enhancements of the BrO total column have been detected from analysis of nadir earthshine UV-visible radiance observations by the GOME-2 satellite instrument in the vicinity of the Kasatochi volcano (Alaska) during several days after its eruption on the 7 August 2008. The transport of the volcanic plume has been simulated using the FLEXPART dispersion model, and evidence is found that the injection altitude of the BrO plume was located between 8 and 12 km altitude, i.e., in the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere region. Based on these results, the total mass of reactive bromine emitted by the volcano is estimated to be in the range from 50 to 120 tons. Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleFirst satellite detection of volcanic bromine monoxide emission after the Kasatochi eruption
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiEarth and related Environmental sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeBromine monoxides
dc.subject.freeDispersion models
dc.subject.freeSatellite detections
dc.subject.freeSatellite instruments
dc.subject.freeTotal mass
dc.subject.freeUv-visible
dc.subject.freeVolcanic plumes
dc.subject.freeBromine monoxide
dc.subject.freeDispersion modeling
dc.subject.freeSatellite detection
dc.subject.freeSatellite instruments
dc.subject.freeTotal mass
dc.subject.freeUpper troposphere
dc.subject.freeUV-visible
dc.subject.freeVolcanic plume
dc.subject.freeBromine
dc.subject.freeSulfur compounds
dc.subject.freeBromine
dc.subject.freeSatellites
dc.subject.freeVolcanoes
dc.subject.freeVolcanoes
dc.subject.freeatmospheric modeling
dc.subject.freeatmospheric plume
dc.subject.freebromine compound
dc.subject.freedetection method
dc.subject.freedispersion
dc.subject.freeGOME
dc.subject.freesatellite imagery
dc.subject.freestratosphere
dc.subject.freetroposphere
dc.subject.freeultraviolet radiation
dc.subject.freevolcanic eruption
dc.subject.freeAlaska
dc.subject.freeAleutian Islands
dc.subject.freeKasatochi Island
dc.subject.freeNorth America
dc.subject.freeUnited States
dc.source.titleGeophysical Research Letters
dc.source.volume36
dc.source.issue3
dc.source.pageL03809
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doi10.1029/2008GL036552
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-65249188816


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