Distribution and description of volcanic eruptive products

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The EC-funded FUTUREVOLC project will establish an innovative volcano monitoring system and strategy to achieve best practise in future volcano monitoring, early warnings, and eruption response at a European level. Within FUTUREVOLC, NILU is responsible f or the improvement of remote sensing of volcanic ash and sulphur dioxide by improving existing methods and development of new methodologies. Both retrieval algorithms for satellite infrared (IR) measurements and ground-based IR cameras will be improved a nd developed. NILU is collaborating with the Norwegian company Nicarnica Aviation, an SME, on the ground-based IR camera development. Also, NILU will act as a work package (WP) leader of WP 8 'Distribution and description of eruptive products'. As the W P 8 leader NILU coordinates WP 8 activities and participates in annual WP leader meetings. Collaborative work with the University of L'Aquila, CETEMPS, will be carried out to investigate the potential of merging satellite-borne microwave and thermal infra red ash measurements. Together with researchers from SMHI we will investigate the effect of non-sphericity of ash particles on infrared radiation. Finally, the results from FUTUREVOLC and the present proposal will be presented at relevant national forums.