Explosive volcanic eruptions inject hot mixtures of solid particles (tephra) and gasses into
the atmosphere. Entraining ambient air, these mixtures can form plumes rising tens of …

Iceland is a highly active source of natural dust. Icelandic dust has the potential to directly
affect the climate via dust–radiation interaction and indirectly via dust–cloud interaction, the …

Uncertainty in the physicochemical and optical properties of volcanic ash particles creates
errors in the detection and modeling of volcanic ash clouds and in quantification of their …

The research frontiers of radiative transfer (RT) in coupled atmosphere-ocean systems are
explored to enable new science and specifically to support the upcoming Plankton, Aerosol …

Multi-angle polarimetric (MAP) imaging of Earth scenes can be used for the retrieval of
microphysical and optical parameters of aerosols and clouds. The Airborne Hyper-Angular …

Millions of tons of mineral dust are lifted by the wind from arid surfaces and transported
around the globe every year. The physical and chemical properties of the mineral dust are …

Radiative transfer models used in remote sensing and hazard assessment of volcanic ash
require knowledge of ash optical parameters. Here we characterize the bulk and glass …

The detection and quantification of volcanic ash is extremely important to the aviation
industry, civil defense organizations, and those in peril from volcanic ashfall. To exploit the …

The T-matrix method is one of the most versatile and efficient direct computer solvers of the
macroscopic Maxwell equations and is widely used for the computation of electromagnetic …

The knowledge of aerosol complex refractive indices on wide spectral range with high
spectral resolution is important for many research fields and applications. Various …