Volcanic Cloud Monitoring — NOAA/CIMSS
VOLCAT References
Pavolonis, Michael J.; Sieglaff, Justin and Cintineo, John. Automated detection explosive volcanic eruptions using satellite-derived cloud vertical growth rates. Earth and Space Science, Volume: 5, Issue: 12, 2018, pp.903-928. Reprint # 8356
Chai, Tianfeng; Crawford, Alice; Stunder, Barbara; Pavolonis, Michael J.; Draxler, Roland and Stein, Ariel. Improving volcanic ash predictions with the HYSPLIT dispersion model by assimilating MODIS satellite retrievals. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Volume: 17, Issue: 4, 2017, pp.2865-2879. Reprint # 7903
Crawford, Alice M.; Stunder, Barbara J. B.; Ngan, Fong and Pavolonis, Michael J.. Initializing HYSPLIT with satellite observations of volcanic ash: A case study of the 2008 Kasatochi eruption. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, Volume: 121, Issue: 18, 2016, pp.10786-10803. Reprint # 7742.
Pavolonis, Michael J.; Sieglaff, Justin and Cintineo, John. Spectrally Enhanced Cloud Objects - A generalized framework for automated detection of volcanic ash and dust clouds using passive satellite measurements: 2. Cloud object analysis and global application. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, Volume: 120, Issue: 15, 2015, pp.7842-7870. Reprint # 7478.
Pavolonis, Michael J.; Sieglaff, Justin and Cintineo, John. Spectrally Enhanced Cloud Objects - A generalized framework for automated detection of volcanic ash and dust clouds using passive satellite measurements: 1. Multispectral analysis. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, Volume: 120, Issue: 15, 2015, pp.7813-7841. Reprint # 7477.
Pavolonis, Michael J.; Heidinger, Andrew K. and Sieglaff, Justin. Automated retrievals of volcanic ash and dust cloud properties from upwelling infrared measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, Volume: 118, Issue: 3, 2013, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50173. Reprint # 6961.
Pavolonis, Michael J.. Advances in extracting cloud composition information from spaceborne infrared radiances - A robust alternative to brightness temperatures, part 1: Theory. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Volume: 49, Issue: 9, 2010, pp.1992-2012. Reprint # 6348.
Pavolonis, Michael J.; Feltz, Wayne F.; Heidinger, Andrew K. and Gallina, Gregory M.. A daytime complement to the reverse absorption technique for improved automated detection of volcanic ash. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Volume: 23, Issue: 11, 2006, pp.1422-1444. Reprint # 5242.