Four-dimensional distribution of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic cloud over Europe observed by EARLINET

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dc.contributor.authorMona, L.
dc.contributor.authorPappalardo, G.
dc.contributor.authorD'Amico, G.
dc.contributor.authorWandinger, U.
dc.contributor.authorAdam, M.
dc.contributor.authorAmodeo, A.
dc.contributor.authorAnsmann, A.
dc.contributor.authorApituley, A.
dc.contributor.authorAlados Arboledas, L.
dc.contributor.authorBalis, D.
dc.contributor.authorBravo-Aranda, J. A.
dc.contributor.authorChaikovsky, A.
dc.contributor.authorComeron, A.
dc.contributor.authorCuesta, J.
dc.contributor.authorDe Tomasi, F.
dc.contributor.authorFreudenthaler, V.
dc.contributor.authorGausa, M.
dc.contributor.authorGiannakaki, E.
dc.contributor.authorGiehl, H.
dc.contributor.authorGiunta, A.
dc.contributor.authorGrigorov, I.
dc.contributor.authorGroß, S.
dc.contributor.authorHaeffelin, M.
dc.contributor.authorHiebsch, A.
dc.contributor.authorIarlori, M.
dc.contributor.authorLange, D.
dc.contributor.authorLinné, H.
dc.contributor.authorMadonna, F.
dc.contributor.authorMattis, I.
dc.contributor.authorMamouri, R.-E.
dc.contributor.authorMcAuliffe, Michael A. P.
dc.contributor.authorMitev, V.
dc.contributor.authorMolero, F.
dc.contributor.authorNavas-Guzman, F
dc.contributor.authorNicolae, D.
dc.contributor.authorPapayannis, A.
dc.contributor.authorPerrone, M. R.
dc.contributor.authorPietras, C.
dc.contributor.authorPietruczuk, A.
dc.contributor.authorPisani, G.
dc.contributor.authorPreißler, J.
dc.contributor.authorPujadas, M.
dc.contributor.authorRizi, V.
dc.contributor.authorRuth, Albert A.
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, J.
dc.contributor.authorSchnell, F.
dc.contributor.authorSeifert, P.
dc.contributor.authorSerikov, I.
dc.contributor.authorSicard, M.
dc.contributor.authorSimeonov, V.
dc.contributor.authorSpinelli, N.
dc.contributor.authorStebel, K.
dc.contributor.authorTesche, M.
dc.contributor.authorTrickl, T.
dc.contributor.authorWang, X.
dc.contributor.authorWagner, F.
dc.contributor.authorWiegner, M.
dc.contributor.authorWilson, K. M.
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-11T16:18:22Z
dc.date.available2013-12-11T16:18:22Z
dc.date.issued2013-04
dc.date.updated2013-12-10T13:56:52Z
dc.description.abstractThe eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull in April- May 2010 represents a "natural experiment" to study the impact of volcanic emissions on a continental scale. For the first time, quantitative data about the presence, altitude, and layering of the volcanic cloud, in conjunction with optical information, are available for most parts of Europe derived from the observations by the European Aerosol Research Lidar NETwork (EARLINET). Based on multi-wavelength Raman lidar systems, EARLINET is the only instrument worldwide that is able to provide dense time series of high-quality optical data to be used for aerosol typing and for the retrieval of particle microphysical properties as a function of altitude. In this work we show the four-dimensional (4-D) distribution of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic cloud in the troposphere over Europe as observed by EARLINET during the entire volcanic event (15 April-26 May 2010). All optical properties directly measured (backscatter, extinction, and particle linear depolarization ratio) are stored in the EARLINET database available at http://www.earlinet.org. A specific relational database providing the volcanic mask over Europe, realized ad hoc for this specific event, has been developed and is available on request at http://www.earlinet.org.During the first days after the eruption, volcanic particles were detected over Central Europe within a wide range of altitudes, from the upper troposphere down to the local planetary boundary layer (PBL). After 19 April 2010, volcanic particles were detected over southern and south-eastern Europe. During the first half of May (5-15 May), material emitted by the Eyjafjallajökull volcano was detected over Spain and Portugal and then over the Mediterranean and the Balkans. The last observations of the event were recorded until 25 May in Central Europe and in the Eastern Mediterranean area.The 4-D distribution of volcanic aerosol layering and optical properties on European scale reported here provides an unprecedented data set for evaluating satellite data and aerosol dispersion models for this kind of volcanic events.en
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Commission (FP6 RICA 025991); European Commission ((FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n. 262254.); European Commission ((Weather hazards for aeronautics) grant agreement no. 285050.); ESA (ESRIN contract 21769/08/IOL25 and 22202/09/I-EC.); Andalusia Regional Government (P10-RNM-6299); Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (CGL2010-18782, and CSD2007-00067)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationPappalardo, G., Mona, L., D'Amico, G., Wandinger, U., Adam, M., Amodeo, A., Ansmann, A., Apituley, A., Alados Arboledas, L., Balis, D., Boselli, A., Bravo-Aranda, J. A., Chaikovsky, A., Comeron, A., Cuesta, J., De Tomasi, F., Freudenthaler, V., Gausa, M., Giannakaki, E., Giehl, H., Giunta, A., Grigorov, I., Groß, S., Haeffelin, M., Hiebsch, A., Iarlori, M., Lange, D., Linné, H., Madonna, F., Mattis, I., Mamouri, R.-E., McAuliffe, M. A. P., Mitev, V., Molero, F., Navas-Guzman, F., Nicolae, D., Papayannis, A., Perrone, M. R., Pietras, C., Pietruczuk, A., Pisani, G., Preißler, J., Pujadas, M., Rizi, V., Ruth, A. A., Schmidt, J., Schnell, F., Seifert, P., Serikov, I., Sicard, M., Simeonov, V., Spinelli, N., Stebel, K., Tesche, M., Trickl, T., Wang, X., Wagner, F., Wiegner, M., and Wilson, K. M.: Four-dimensional distribution of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic cloud over Europe observed by EARLINET, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 4429-4450, doi:10.5194/acp-13-4429-2013, 2013en
dc.identifier.doi10.5194/acp-13-4429-2013
dc.identifier.endpage4450en
dc.identifier.issn1680-7324
dc.identifier.issued8en
dc.identifier.journaltitleAtmospheric Chemistry and Physicsen
dc.identifier.startpage4429en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/1277
dc.identifier.volume13en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCopernicus Publicationsen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/13/4429/2013/acp-13-4429-2013.pdf
dc.relation.urihttp://www.earlinet.org
dc.rights© Author(s) 2013. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/en
dc.subjectEARLINETen
dc.subjectVolcanic emissionsen
dc.subjectLidar observationsen
dc.subjectVolcanic layersen
dc.subjectVolcanological research.en
dc.subjectEyjafjallajökullen
dc.titleFour-dimensional distribution of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic cloud over Europe observed by EARLINETen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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