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The use of remote sensing data for the investigation of Etna volcanic activity and its impact on aviation from August 1 to 16, 2024

Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring

Authors

First and Last Name Academic degree E-mail Affiliation
Ganna Kalashnyk Sc.D. kalashnikannaua [at] gmail.com Ukrainian State Flight Academy
Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine
Myroslava Kalashnyk-Rybalko Ph.D. kalashnik_miroslava2014 [at] ukr.net Ukrainian State Flight Academy
Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine

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First published on this website: 07.08.2025 - 09:26
Abstract 

The results of using remote sensing data to study the volcanic activity of Etna and its impact on aviation from August 1 to 16, 2024, are presented. Timely detection of danger, monitoring of volcanic activity and volcanic ash clouds using satellite data, forecasting the movement of volcanic ash clouds, issuing warnings to pilots, and assigning safe routes to aircraft to avoid volcanic ash clouds, all contribute to ensuring the safety of civil aviation flights by the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

Keywords 
volcanic activity; volcanic ash cloud; satellite image; remote sensing data; safety of civil aviation flights
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