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Title	Sounding of Volcanic Clouds with Balloon-Borne Instruments: Improving Algorithms for Ash and SO2 in Remote Sensing Imagery (Abstract Only)
Accession No	01000874
Authors	Chadwick, John; Lifton, Zach; Dean, Ken; Chadwick, Jim
Conference Title	2nd International Conference on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety
Corp. Authors / Publisher	Federal Coordinator, Meteorological Services & Support Research
Publication Date	20041100
Description	1p
Media Type	Print
Languages	English
Abstract	The Volcanic Ash Sulfur Dioxide Balloon Experiment (VASDBE) is a group of sampling instruments that is designed to deploy rapidly in a balloon-borne manner into a cloud of volcanic ash 24-96 hours after a large volcano has erupted. The results of this study will be utilized to refine the calibration of algorithms that measure sulfur dioxide and ash by remote sensing imagery. The intention is to improve ash warnings to aircraft, when the warnings are based on remote sensing.
TRT Terms	Aircraft ; Algorithms ; Aviation safety ; Balloons ; Calibration ; Clouds ; Imagery ; Instruments for measuring specific phenomena ; Remote sensing ; Sampling ; Sounding ; Sulfur dioxide ; Volcanic ash ; Volcanic eruptions ; Volcanoes ; Warning systems
Identifier Terms	Volcanic Ash Sulfur Dioxide Balloon Experiment
Subject Areas	A19 Safety
Availability	Federal Coordinator, Meteorological Services & Support Research
TRIS Files	ATRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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