Developing Resilience to Icelandic Volcanic Eruptions

Lead Research Organisation: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Department Name: Mathematical Sciences

Abstract

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Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
NE/M009416/1 30/09/2015 30/10/2021
1636742 Studentship NE/M009416/1 30/09/2015 30/10/2021 Martin Osborne
 
Description The DRIVE project has created processing code that will be used operationally to provide mass concentration estimates and aerosol identification to the London Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) during a future volcanic event. Additionally, the hardware in the Met Office volcanic ash LIDAR network has been found to have some systematic issues with calibration. An additional, low cost, calibration device has been designed, built and tested. The results have been used to correct much the calibration issues, leading to more accurate mass concentration estimates.
First Year Of Impact 2019
Sector Transport,Other
Impact Types Societal

Economic

Policy & public services
 
Title DRIVE web app 
Description The web app makes use of the Python Bokeh Server library to allow scientists and meteorologists to interrogate data from the Met Office operational, volcanic ash lidar network. The web app allows the real time retrieval of aerosol mass estimates and aerosol typing. 
Type Of Technology Webtool/Application 
Year Produced 2018 
Impact Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre meteorologists will be able to get real time mass concentration estimates from the lidar network during a volcanic event, a vital parameter for aviation safety