%0 Journal Article
%T Two weather radar time series of the altitude of the volcanic plume during the May 2011 eruption of Gr¨Şmsv tn, Iceland
%A G. N. Petersen
%A H. Bjornsson
%A P. Arason
%A S. von L£żwis
%J Earth System Science Data Discussions
%D 2012
%I Copernicus Publications
%R 10.5194/essdd-5-281-2012
%X The eruption of Gr¨Şmsv tn volcano in Iceland in 2011 lasted for a week, 21¨C28 May. The eruption was explosive and peaked during the first hours, with the eruption plume reaching 20¨C25 km altitude. The height of the plume was monitored every 5 min with a C-band weather radar located at Keflav¨Şk International Airport and a mobile X-band radar, 257 km and 75 km distance from the volcano, respectively. In addition, photographs taken during the first half-hour of the eruption give information regarding the initial rise. Time series of the plume-top altitude were constructed from the radar observations. This paper presents the two independent radar time series. The series have been cross validated and there is a good agreement between the time series. The echo top radar series of the altitude of the volcanic plume are publicly available from the Pangaea Data Publisher (http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.778390).
%U http://www.earth-syst-sci-data-discuss.net/5/281/2012/essdd-5-281-2012.pdf