Ground-based and airborne in-situ measurements of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic aerosol plume in Switzerland in spring 2010

dc.contributor.authorBukowiecki, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorZieger, Paul
dc.contributor.authorWeingartner, Ernest
dc.contributor.authorJurányi, Zsófia
dc.contributor.authorGysel, Martin
dc.contributor.authorNeininger, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorSchneider, Boris
dc.contributor.authorHueglin, Christoph
dc.contributor.authorUlrich, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorWichser, Adrian
dc.contributor.authorHenne, Stephan
dc.contributor.authorBrunner, Dominik
dc.contributor.authorKaegi, Ralf
dc.contributor.authorSchwikowski, Margit
dc.contributor.authorTobler, Leonhard
dc.contributor.authorWienhold, Frank G.
dc.contributor.authorEngel, Ilana
dc.contributor.authorBuchmann, Brigitte
dc.contributor.authorPeter, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorBaltensperger, Urs
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-13T13:43:29Z
dc.date.available2024-08-13T13:43:29Z
dc.date.issued2011-10-04
dc.description.abstractThe volcanic aerosol plume resulting from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in Iceland in April and May 2010 was detected in clear layers above Switzerland during two periods (17–19 April 2010 and 16–19 May 2010). In-situ measurements of the airborne volcanic plume were performed both within ground-based monitoring networks and with a research aircraft up to an altitude of 6000 m a.s.l. The wide range of aerosol and gas phase parameters studied at the high altitude research station Jungfraujoch (3580 m a.s.l.) allowed for an in-depth characterization of the detected volcanic aerosol. Both the data from the Jungfraujoch and the aircraft vertical profiles showed a consistent volcanic ash mode in the aerosol volume size distribution with a mean optical diameter around 3 ± 0.3 μm. These particles were found to have an average chemical composition very similar to the trachyandesite-like composition of rock samples collected near the volcano. Furthermore, chemical processing of volcanic sulfur dioxide into sulfate clearly contributed to the accumulation mode of the aerosol at the Jungfraujoch. The combination of these in-situ data and plume dispersion modeling results showed that a significant portion of the first volcanic aerosol plume reaching Switzerland on 17 April 2010 did not reach the Jungfraujoch directly, but was first dispersed and diluted in the planetary boundary layer. The maximum PM10 mass concentrations at the Jungfraujoch reached 30 μgm−3 and 70 μgm−3 (for 10-min mean values) duri ng the April and May episode, respectively. Even low-altitude monitoring stations registered up to 45 μgm−3 of volcanic ash related PM10 (Basel, Northwestern Switzerland, 18/19 April 2010). The flights with the research aircraft on 17 April 2010 showed one order of magnitude higher number concentrations over the northern Swiss plateau compared to the Jungfraujoch, and a mass concentration of 320 (200–520) μgm−3 on 18 May 2010 over the northwestern Swiss plateau. The presented data significantly contributed to the time-critical assessment of the local ash layer properties during the initial eruption phase. Furthermore, dispersion models benefited from the detailed information on the volcanic aerosol size distribution and its chemical composition.
dc.identifier.doi10.5194/acp-11-10011-2011
dc.identifier.issn1680-7324
dc.identifier.issn1680-7316
dc.identifier.urihttps://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/46592
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-9656
dc.issue19
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCopernicus
dc.relation.ispartofAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics
dc.spatialGöttingen
dc.subject.ddc550 - Geowissenschaften
dc.titleGround-based and airborne in-situ measurements of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic aerosol plume in Switzerland in spring 2010
dc.type01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
dc.volume11
dspace.entity.typePublication
fhnw.InventedHereNo
fhnw.ReviewTypeAnonymous ex ante peer review of a complete publication
fhnw.affiliation.hochschuleHochschule für Technikde_CH
fhnw.affiliation.institutlnstitut für Sensorik und Elektronikde_CH
fhnw.pagination10011-10030
fhnw.publicationStatePublished
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