Reanalysis of Eruption Clouds from the North Pacific and their Impact on Aircraft Routes

The relatively recent eruption of the Mt. Cleveland volcano (2001), in Alaska, was reanalyzed by the Alaska Volcano Observatory's (AVO's) University of Alaska in Fairbanks regarding potential aircraft exposure to airborne volcanic ash. The combination of dispersion model forecasts, flight route data and satellite data offers an insight on how the ash cloud impacted the air traffic in the region.

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• Authors:
  • Peterson, Rorik
  • Dean, Ken
  • Dehn, Jonathan
  • Bickmeier, Laura
  • Groves, Joanne
• Conference:
  • 2nd International Conference on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety
  • Location: Alexandria, Virginia
  • Date: 2004-6-21 to 2004-6-24
• Publication Date: 2004-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 7p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety, June 21-24, 2004, Alexandria, Virginia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic; Aircraft; Analysis; Aviation safety; Clouds; Flight; Forecasting; Impacts; Routes; Volcanic ash; Volcanic eruptions; Volcanoes
• Identifier Terms: Alaska Volcano Observatory; University of Alaska, Fairbanks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airborne; Dispersion models; Satellite imagery
• Geographic Terms: Mount Cleveland volcano; North Pacific Region
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01000863
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 2005 12:52PM