EarthCARE's View of Volcanic Plume Boosts Air Safety

EarthCARE's view of volcanic plume boosts air safety

Anak Krakatau, which means Child of Krakatoa, has been active sporadically since it emerged from the sea at the beginning of the last century in the caldera formed after the 1883 eruption of Mount Krakatoa.

EarthCARE’s view of volcanic plume boosts air safety

When Anak Krakatau erupted a few weeks ago, the European Space Agency’s EarthCARE satellite, orbiting above, captured vertical profiles of different constituents within the volcanic plume. Designed primarily to advance our understanding of how clouds and aerosols influence Earth’s climate, here EarthCARE also provided valuable information to support safe air travel.At the same time, these observations offer new insights into the impact that volc…