Suomi NPP satellite data used for mitigating aviation related volcanic hazards
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 09:00
in Earth & Climate
A joint NOAA/NASA satellite is one of several satellites providing valuable information to aviators about volcanic hazards. An aviation "orange" alert was posted on August 18, 2014, for Bárðarbunga, a stratovolcano located under the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland, indicating the "volcano shows heightened or escalating unrest with increased potential of eruption."