Atmospheric dispersal of the Icelandic volcano plume over Europe

19 April 2010, Atmosphere, NERI

Denmark's National Environmental Research Institute NERI provides continuous calculations of how the plume with polluted air from the volcano underneath the Icelandic glacier Eyjafjallajökull will spread over Europe during the coming 3 days. The prognosis is updated on a daily basis. You can either see an animation of how the plume will spread or select a number of hours to see how far the plume will have travelled at various hours after the eruption on 14 April at 1 a.m. Danish summertime.

The graphics show the amount of air pollution from ground level up to 20 km height on a relative scale based on the assumption that the ash plume was emitted to a height of 5-7 km.

NERI’s calculations also show that minor parts of the plume will reach ground level, but not in concentrations of concern to human health.

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The daily prognoses for dispersal of the volcanic plume can be followed at the NERI website.

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