Minimizing disruption to flights during a Volcanic eruption
Volcanic ash presents a global issue for the aviation industry. In recent years volcanic events have resulted in grounded flights around the world for periods up to 30 days. Volcanic ash plumes are subject to long-range transport and are carried over large areas by strong winds, causing major disruption to the global air transport industry. Combining a decade of innovative development Raymetrics provides you with the best ground based remote sensing technology. Our systems detect ash clouds more easily and predict how they might spread, more accurately
Why choose a Volcanic Ash Detector from Raymetrics?
Detects ash layer and provides indication of aerosol type in real-time
Significantly more powerful than ceilometers, it also provides the heights and optical properties of ash plumes even at very high altitudes, which is difficult to determine by other means
Provides first estimation of mass concentration of the ash layer based on state-of-the-art algorithms, either autonomously or in synergy with other information (e.g. passive sensors, models and in-situ data measurements)
A whole new dimension in Aviation and Meteorology
Introducing the revolution in remote observation on the atmosphere (clouds, volcanic ash, etc), the Raymetrics 3D Ceilometer is designed to work as a visual radar, as well as to deliver records of the radiation that is backscattered in the components of the atmosphere (molecules, aerosols, clouds, etc.)