Observations and Retrievals of Volcanic Ash Clouds Using Ground- and Satellite-Based Sensors

• Published in: 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Mereu, L., Scollo, S., Bonadonna, C., Corradini, S., Donnadieu, F., Montopoli, M., Vulpiani, G., Barsotti, S., Freret-Lorgeril, V., Gudmundsson, M. T., Kylling, A., Ripepe, M.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: European Association for Antennas and Propagation 26.03.2023
• Subjects: applied remote sensing in volcanology; cameras; Europe; explosive activity; Explosives; Instruments; lidar; Radar; Radar remote sensing; radiometers; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Volcanic ash
• DOI: 10.23919/EuCAP57121.2023.10132923

This work was born from a wish of remembering the fundamental contribution of Prof. Frank Silvio Marzano to the field of physical volcanology. In fact, for the last fifteen years and in the context of several European projects, Prof. Marzano collaborated with many volcanologists as well as scientists from different fields and wrote many scientific articles aimed at studying the dynamics of explosive eruptions. He left his imprinting in this research sector laying the foundations of radar volcanology in Italy, and extended his studies to other sensors. His work is relevant for the analysis of the main eruption source parameters needed to characterize the eruptive events. Here we show how remote sensing instruments applied to analyze explosive activity of different volcanoes worldwide, are going to increase the knowledge in this multidisciplinary research area and the awareness from the scientific community of the potential of these sensors at various wavelengths.