Convective and Volcanic Clouds (CVC)
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Atmospheric Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2020) | Viewed by 22380
Special Issue Editors
Interests: remote sensing; volcanic clouds; convection; tropical cyclones; GNSS radio occultation
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Interests: remote sensing; volcanic cloud monitoring; ash and SO2 volcanic cloud retrievals; thermal infrared measurements
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Extreme convective events cause many deaths and injuries and much damage to property every year, and account for major economic damages related to natural disasters in several countries. The tropical cyclone Harvey in 2017 was the strongest landfalling hurricane and the costliest on record. Due to global warming, Atlantic tropical cyclones have increasingly become extratropical cyclones, which also affect northern Europe.
In recent years, some volcanic eruptions have focused the scientists’ attention on the detection and monitoring of volcanic ash clouds, as their impact on the air traffic control system has been unprecedented. In 2010, Eyjafjallajökull eruption forced the disruption of the airspace of several countries generating the largest air traffic shutdown since World War II.
Convective and Volcanic Clouds (CVC) are very dangerous for aviation operations, as they can affect aircraft safety and economic, political, and cultural activities. The detection, nowcasting, and monitoring of CVC is vital for organizing efficient early warning systems. Convection and volcanic eruptions can reach the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere and impact atmospheric variability and climate change.
The proposed Special Issue aims to incorporate contributions from different fields such as
- Forecasting tools to support air traffic management, thus improving the limits of the present science and new products/tools and providing better services to the end-users;
- Extreme clouds remote sensing with novel techniques and new sensors;
- Novel techniques to detect overshooting and their impact on climate;
- A special focus on the recent Anak Krakatau eruption (December 2018), with an extensive discussion of the interaction between volcanic cloud and surrounding convection.
Kind regards,
Dr. Riccardo BiondiDr. Stefano Corradini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- convection
- overshooting
- tropical cyclone
- volcanic eruption
- volcanic cloud
- cloud
- volcanic monitoring
- cloud remote sensing
- cloud modeling
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