News tagged with ash emission
NASA satellite confirms sharp decline in pollution from US coal power plants
A team of scientists have used the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA's Aura satellite to confirm major reductions in the levels of a key air pollutant generated by coal power plants in the eastern ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Alert level lowered on remote Alaska volcano
(AP) -- The Alaska Volcano Observatory has lowered the alert level for a remote Aleutian Islands volcano from "watch" to "advisory."
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2011 |
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'Pollution' may be key ingredient in concrete mixtures, researcher says
(PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology is leading a study to increase the amount of fly ash used in concrete. If successful, the effort could divert millions of tons of the waste product ...
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Scientists better prepared to judge ash cloud
Scientists say they are now better prepared for measuring Iceland's volcanic ash problem, which is expected to continue for several months, after experiments using modelling and lasers to probe the atmosphere.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 13, 2010 |
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Iceland volcano: Pitt researcher compiles first high-res images; plume receding but internal heat up
High-resolution visible and thermal infrared images captured by a joint NASA-Japanese satellite sensor and compiled by University of Pittsburgh volcanologist Michael Ramsey provide the first clear glimpse ...
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Apr 23, 2010 |
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