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Suomi NPP Satellite Data Used For Mitigating Aviation Related Volcanic Hazards
2014-09-30 12:59:10| rfglobalnet Home Page
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.”
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