Remote Observation of Volcanic Emissions and Their Impacts on the Atmosphere, Biosphere and Environment
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2023) | Viewed by 19108
Special Issue Editors
Interests: atmospheric aerosols; volcanic plumes; atmospheric radiative transfer; spectroscopy; remote sensing of the atmosphere
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Interests: volcanology; eruptive mechanism and dynamics; remote observation of magmatic degassing
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Interests: volcanology; volcano eruption dynamics; thermal remote sensing
Interests: geochemistry; volcanology; geothermal; geostatistics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Volcanic eruptions are complex time-dependent events with impacts that can extend at different spatial and temporal scales. In the last few decades, the space- and ground-based observation of volcanic phenomena has proved an essential and promising tool for investigating and monitoring volcanic systems and their impact on the atmosphere, the biosphere, and the overall environment. Reliable volcano monitoring, targeting the onset of eruptions, consists of multiparametric approaches as the mainstay of most volcano surveillance programs. Over the years, remote sensing technology advances and know-how have led to improvement of both the availability and the quality of the observations, thus allowing better recognition of precursors of eruption onset and better assessment of volcanic activity. Indeed, better assessment of the ongoing volcano phenomena has permitted an evaluation of the associated hazards and their impact on the environment and society. Volcanic plumes, once produced from crater gas and particulate emissions, can disperse in the Earth’s atmosphere and impact air quality (more than 8% of the world population lives within a 100 km radius from an active volcano), cloud formation, and radiative balance/climate at different spatial–temporal scales. Depending on the atmospheric conditions, volcanic plumes can travel from close-range to global distances, while undergoing chemical and microphysical changes. The remote observation of the dispersion/evolution of volcanic plumes is key to understanding their downwind impacts, from local-to-regional air quality degradation, which can impact the environment and the public health for populations living in the proximity of an active volcano, to regional-to-global direct and indirect climate impacts.
This Special Issue aims at presenting the state of the art of and recent advancements in volcano remote sensing, as well as multidisciplinary volcano studies coming from the exploitation of these remote sensing methodologies, with a special focus on volcanic emissions and dispersing/evolving plumes, and the impacts of volcanic pollutants on the atmosphere, the biosphere, and the environment.
We invite you to submit your manuscripts on all remote sensing techniques based on passive and active sensors, satellite and ground-based instruments, microwave, infrared, and solar spectral ranges. Synergistic approaches, including multiple coordinated techniques, are particularly welcome, as well as combinations of remote sensing techniques with in situ measurements, modeling of plume dispersion/evolution, and modeling of the impacts of volcanic emissions, including effects on human health. Both research articles and reviews will be considered for publication.
Dr. Pasquale Sellitto
Dr. Giuseppe Salerno
Dr. Letizia Spampinato
Dr. Salvatore Giammanco
Dr. Chiara Giorio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Volcanic plumes
- Volcanic aerosols
- Natural atmospheric pollutants
- Air quality
- Radiative forcing (direct and indirect effect)
- Volcanic hazard
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