The NOAA/CIMSS VOLCAT system is experimentally run at Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) at the University of Wisconsin using near real-time NOAA satellite data in support of volcano monitoring and forecasting. One data source available to VOLCAT is the GOES-16 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) data. GOES-16 ABI is providing frequent observations of the on-going […]
ContinueThe VOLCAT Event Dashboard (https://volcano.ssec.wisc.edu/event-dashboard/) was developed to facilitate more timely uptake of VOLCAT alerts. Feedback from end-users was very favorable and one common theme for future improvement was for more granular volcano filters that gives users more control over which volcanoes will appear on the user’s instance of the Event Dashboard, should an event […]
ContinueThis post is a companion to the previous post on VOLCAT SO2 Alerts. Please see that post for background on the CrIS instrument and definitions of the acronyms used here. In particular, it deals with the SO2 cloud properties derived in VOLCAT by the CrIS SO2 algorithm. The CrIS algorithm estimates the height and column […]
ContinueAs described in a previous blog post, the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Volcanic Hazards Initiative seeks to develop volcanic cloud products from the JPSS series satellites (Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20) addressing current and future needs of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Airways Volcano Watch (IAVW). A major component of this work has been the […]
ContinueThe NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Volcanic Hazards Initiative is aimed at developing products that address current and future needs of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Airways Volcano Watch (IAVW), including products that support volcano observatory operations. The ICAO/IAVW sets the standards for volcanic ash advisories issued in support of aviation (NOAA […]
ContinueFor the 2018 WMO Volcanic Ash Intercomparison, two experts at the University of Wisconsin independently identified volcanic clouds in multispectral infrared satellite imagery. Seventeen times were selected for validation during this eruptive event. The images below show multispectral imagery with yellow and green polygons overlaid, representing the experts’ analysis of where ash is present. Please […]
ContinueFor the 2018 WMO Volcanic Ash Intercomparison, two experts at the University of Wisconsin independently identified volcanic clouds in multispectral infrared satellite imagery. Eleven times were selected for validation during this eruptive event. The images below show multispectral imagery with yellow and green polygons overlaid, representing the experts’ analysis of where ash is present. Please […]
ContinueFor the 2018 WMO Volcanic Ash Intercomparison, two experts at the University of Wisconsin independently identified volcanic clouds in multispectral infrared satellite imagery. Thirteen times were selected for validation during this eruptive event. The images below show multispectral imagery with yellow and green polygons overlaid, representing the experts’ analysis of where ash is present. Please […]
ContinueFor the 2018 WMO Volcanic Ash Intercomparison, two experts at the University of Wisconsin independently identified volcanic clouds in multispectral infrared satellite imagery. Twenty times were selected for validation during this eruptive event. The images below show multispectral imagery with yellow and green polygons overlaid, representing the experts’ analysis of where ash is present. Please […]
ContinueAn explosive eruption at the Kilauea summit occurred near dawn local time on May 17, 2018 according to the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center indicates that the eruption reached 30,000 feet. Meteorological remote sensing tools like satellites and weather radars can provide complimentary information about clouds produced by explosive volcanic […]
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