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The Sulfur Dioxide Plume from the February 26, 2000 Eruption of Mt. Hekla, IcelandThe February 2000 fissure eruption of Mt. Hekla, Iceland was captured in sulfur dioxide data from the Earth Probe TOMS. A special algorithm is used to discriminate sulfur dioxide from ozone. The eruption began at 18:19 GMT on February 26, 2000 and was first viewed by TOMS at 09:55 GMT on February 27. The volcanic cloud at that time appeared as a very long and narrow arc extending west from the volcano in southern Iceland, then north across Greenland, and finally east towards Norway. The cloud altitude was reported from aircraft sightings and data to be above 10 km. The circulation of a ridge located north of Iceland produced the large arc shaped cloud. As the eruption is non-explosive the high altitude cloud contains little ash. Almost all the ash from the eruption fell out locally across Iceland. By February 29, the sulfur dioxide cloud had drifted eastward in a band along the Barents Sea coast of Norway and Russia. The analysis includes an assessment of the initial sulfur dioxide content and its rate of conversion to sulfate.
Document ID
20000097954
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Krueger, Arlin J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Krotkov, N. A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Einaudi, Franco
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2000
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Meeting Information
Meeting: American Geophysical Union Meeting
Location: Washington, DC
Country: United States
Start Date: May 30, 2000
End Date: June 3, 2000
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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