Publications

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology conducts volcanic clouds research in collaboration with other institutions. Below is a selected list of publications. Some of these are available for download in Adobe PDF format; please use the 'Contact VAAC' link above if you are unable to read that format and wish to obtain a paper copy.

Peer-reviewed journals

Tupper, A., C. Textor, M. Herzog, H. Graf, and M.S.Richards, 2009: Tall clouds from small eruptions: the sensitivity of eruption height and fine ash content to tropospheric instability. Natural Hazards, 51, 375-401. External link

Tupper, A. and R. Wunderman, 2009: Resolving discrepancies in ground and satellite observed eruption cloud heights. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 186, 22-31. External link

Tupper, A., I. Itikarai, M. S. Richards, F. Prata, S. Carn, and D. Rosenfeld, 2007: Facing the challenges of the International Airways Volcano Watch: the 2004/05 eruptions of Manam, Papua New Guinea. Weather and Forecasting, 22, 175-191. External link.

Tupper, A., J. Davey, P. Stewart, B. Stunder, R. Servranckx, and F. Prata, 2006: Aircraft encounters with volcanic clouds over Micronesia, Oceania, 2002/03. Australian Meteorological Magazine, 55, 289-299. PDF (1.8 Mb)

Tupper, A., J.S. Oswalt, and D. Rosenfeld, 2005: Satellite and radar analysis of the volcanic-cumulonimbi at Mt Pinatubo, Philippines, 1991, J. Geophys. Res. (Atmos.), 110, D09204, doi: 10.1029/2004JD005499, 2005. External link (requires subscription). Pre-print (PDF format - 3.1 MB)

Tupper, A., S. Carn, J. Davey, Y. Kamada, R. Potts, F. Prata, and M. Tokuno, 2004: An evaluation of volcanic cloud detection techniques during recent significant eruptions in the western 'Ring of Fire', Remote Sensing of Environment, 91, 27-46, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2004.02.004. External link (requires subscription), Pre-print version (PDF format - 2.9 MB)

Tupper, A. C. and K. Kinoshita, 2003: Satellite, air and ground observations of volcanic clouds over islands of the Southwest Pacific. South Pacific Study, 23, 21-46. PDF file (2.1 MB)

Prata, A. J., G. J. S. Bluth, W. I. Rose, D. J. Schneider, and A. C. Tupper, 2001: Comments on "Failures in detecting volcanic ash from a satellite-based technique". Remote Sensing of Environment, 78, 341-346.

Potts, R. J., 1993: Satellite observations of Mt Pinatubo ash clouds. Australian Meteorological Magazine, 42, 59-68.

Hanstrum, B.N., and A.S. Watson 1983: A case study of two eruptions of Mount Galunggung and an investigation of volcanic eruption cloud characteristics using remote sensing techniques, Australian Meteorological Magazine, 31, 131-177.

Other

Volcanic Ash Clouds - an International Aviation Hazard, 2002. Educational poster with satellite montage of major eruptions in the region. Electronic copies: 152 KB, 808 KB .

Tupper, A., C. Textor, M. Herzog, and H. Graf, 2007: Tall clouds from small eruptions: modelling the sensitivity of eruption height and fine ash fallout to tropospheric instability. 4th WMO International Workshop on Volcanic Ash, Rotorua, New Zealand. PDF ( 650 KB)

Potts, R., M. Manickam, A. Tupper, and J. Davey, 2004: The Darwin VAAC Volcanic Ash Workstation. Second International Conference on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety, Alexandria, Virginia, USA, Session 4, p. 19-22. PDF file (286 KB)

Tupper, A., Y. Kamada, N. Todo, and E. Miller, 2004: Aircraft encounters from the 18 August 2000 eruption at Miyakejima, Japan. Second International Conference on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety, Alexandria, Virginia, USA, Session 1, p. 5-10. PDF file (430 KB)

Tupper, A., G. Ernst, C. Textor, K. Kinoshita, J. S. Oswalt, and D. Rosenfeld, 2004: Volcanic cloud conceptual models for Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre operations. Second International Conference on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety, Alexandria, Virginia, USA, Session 4, p. 27-32. PDF file (696 KB)

Kinoshita, K., C. Kanagaki, A. Minaka, S. Tsuchida, T. Matsui, A. Tupper, H. Yakiwara, and N. Iino, 2004: Ground and Satellite Monitoring of Volcanic Aerosols in Visible and Infrared Bands. The CEReS International Symposium on Remote Sensing - Monitoring of Environmental Change in Asia, 16-17 December 2003, Chiba, Japan. PDF file (1.04 MB)

Tupper, A., K. Kinoshita, C. Kanagaki, N. Iino, and Y. Kamada, 2003: Observations of volcanic cloud heights and ash-atmosphere interactions. WMO/ICAO Third International Workshop on Volcanic Ash, Toulouse, France, September 29 -October 3, 2003. PDF file (1.08 MB)

Davey, J. P., A. C. Tupper, and R. J. Potts, 2003: Volcanic Cloud monitoring issues at the Darwin VAAC. WMO/ICAO Third International Workshop on Volcanic Ash, Toulouse, France, September 29 -October 3, 2003. PDF file (696 KB)

Potts, R., Manickham, M., Davey, J., The Darwin VAAC Volcanic Ash Workstation. WMO/ICAO Third International Workshop on Volcanic Ash, Toulouse, France, September 29 -October 3, 2003. PDF file (654 KB)

Tupper, A. C., J. P. Davey, and R. J. Potts, 2003: Monitoring Volcanic Eruptions in Indonesia and the Southwest Pacific. Researching Eruption Clouds of Volcanic Island Chains , Kagoshima University, 9-10 November 2002, Kagoshima University Research Center for the Pacific Islands, 153-163. PDF file (1.01 MB)

Kinoshita, K., C. Kanagaki, A.Tupper, and N. Iino, 2003: Observation and Analysis of Plumes and Gas from Volcanic Islands in Japan. International Workshop on Physical Modelling of Flow and Dispersion Phenomena, 3-5 Sept. 2003, Prato, Italy, Firenze University Press. PDF file (370 KB)

Kinoshita, K., C.Kanagaki, N.Iino, M.Koyamada, A.Terada, and A.Tupper, 2003: Volcanic plumes at Miyakejima observed from satellites and from the ground. Optical Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Clouds III , Hangzhou, China, October 2002, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, USA, 227-236. PDF file (1.67 MB)

Pendlebury, S. and A. Tupper, 2001: Antarctic volcanic ash: a potential threat. Australian Antarctic Magazine, Spring 2001, 6. External link.

Potts, R. J. and M. Tokuno, 1999: GMS-5 and NOAA AVHRR satellite observations of the New Zealand Mt Ruapehu eruption of 19/20 July 1996. Preprints 8th Conf on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology, American Meteorological Society. PDF file (446 KB)

Potts, R. J. and E. E. Ebert, 1996: On the detection of volcanic ash in NOAA AVHRR infrared satellite imagery. 8th Australasian Remote Sensing Conference, 25-29 March 1996, Canberra, Australia. PDF file (230 KB)

Potts R.J. and F.Whitby, 1994: Volcanic ash warnings in the Australian region. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety, July 1991, Seattle, Washington. US Geological Survey Bulletin 2047.