Volcanic eruptions are a natural disaster with great impact on society and environment. Even if they are relatively rare, the effects of eruptions on human activities and economy can be very severe. The aviation crisis in 2010, that resulted in 1.3 billion Euro damage, showcased the significant impacts to the general economic activity in Europe.
As reported in the EU Directive on European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection, there is a need to improve the critical infrastructure protection capability in Europe and to help reduce vulnerabilities concerning critical infrastructures. In particular, air traffic is indicated as a European critical infrastructure.
CNR, INGV, FMI, CNRS, NOA, IMO
Associated partners: MEEO
VAACs, aviation industry at large
Satellite: MODIS/Terra, MODIS/Aqua, SEVIRI/MSG, AVHRR/Metop TROPOMI/Sentinel 5P
In situ: ACTRIS/EARLINET, AERONET
Models: SILAM, FLEXPART-WRF
The Pilot aims to integrate satellite and in-situ EO data as well as model data relative to volcanic eruption emissions in a unique visualization platform. Important elements of the Pilot are the tailoring of products in a user-centric manner and the data integration of tailored observations from ground and space in dispersion model forecasts, which can provide critical information in the resilience process due to volcanic hazards.
The e-shape project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 820852