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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-1935-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-1935-2015
Research article
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06 May 2015
Research article |  | 06 May 2015

A model sensitivity study of the impact of clouds on satellite detection and retrieval of volcanic ash

A. Kylling, N. Kristiansen, A. Stohl, R. Buras-Schnell, C. Emde, and J. Gasteiger

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Water and ice clouds affect detection and retrieval of volcanic ash clouds by satellite instruments. Synthetic infrared satellite images were generated for the Eyjafjallajokull 2010 and Grimsvotn 2011 eruptions by combining weather forecast, ash transport and radiative transfer modelling. Clouds decreased the number of pixels identified as ash and generally increased the retrieved ash-mass loading compared to the cloudless case; however, large differences were seen between scenes.