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dc.contributor.authorKhokhar, M.F.
dc.contributor.authorFrankenberg, C.
dc.contributor.authorVan Roozendael, M.
dc.contributor.authorBeirle, S.
dc.contributor.authorKühl, S.
dc.contributor.authorRichter, A.
dc.contributor.authorPlatt, U.
dc.contributor.authorWagner, T.
dc.date2005
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-07T10:36:05Z
dc.date.available2016-12-07T10:36:05Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/4596
dc.descriptionIn this article, we present satellite observations of atmospheric sulfur dioxide (SO2) from volcanic eruptions. Global ozone monitoring experiment (GOME) data for the years 1996-2002 is analyzed using a DOAS based algorithm with the aim of retrieving SO2 slant column densities (SCD). The retrieval of SO2 SCD in the UV spectral region is difficult due to strong and interfering ozone absorptions. It is also likely affected by instrumental effects. We investigated these effects in detail to obviate systematic biases in the SO2 retrieval. A quantitative study of about 20 volcanoes from Italy, Iceland, Congo/Zaire, Ecuador, Japan, Vanuatu Island and Mexico is presented. The focus is on both eruption and out gassing scenarios. We prepared a 7-year mean map (1996-2002) of SO2 SCD observed by GOME and tabulated the ratios of the maximum SO2 SCD observed to the average SO2 SCD as seen in the 7-year mean map. The further aim of this study is to provide information about unknown volcanic eruptions, e.g., Bandai Honshu Japan, Central Islands Vanuatu, Piton de la Fournaise Réunion Island France, Kamchatka region of Russia and from Indonesia especially. The results demonstrate a high sensitivity of the GOME instrument towards SO2 emissions during both eruption and degassing episodes.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleSatellite observations of atmospheric SO2 from volcanic eruptions during the time-period of 1996-2002
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiEarth and related Environmental sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeAlgorithms
dc.subject.freeAtmospheric composition
dc.subject.freeGeology
dc.subject.freeRemote sensing
dc.subject.freeVolcanoes
dc.subject.freeWeather satellites
dc.subject.freeGOME
dc.subject.freeOut gassing: ratio
dc.subject.freeSatellite remote sensing
dc.subject.freeSO2 SCD
dc.subject.freeVolcanic eruptions
dc.subject.freeSulfur compounds
dc.source.titleAdvances in Space Research
dc.source.volume36
dc.source.issue5
dc.source.page879-887
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.114
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-27744567984


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