Real-Time Tephra Detection and Dispersal Forecasting by a Ground-Based Weather Radar

Syarifuddin, Magfira and Jenkins, Susanna F. and Hapsari, Ratih Indri and Yang, Qingyuan and Taisne, Benoit and Aji, Andika Bayu and Aisyah, Nurnaning and Mawandha, Hanggar Ganara and Legono, Djoko (2021) Real-Time Tephra Detection and Dispersal Forecasting by a Ground-Based Weather Radar. REMOTE SENSING, 13 (24).

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Abstract

Tephra plumes can cause a significant hazard for surrounding towns, infrastructure, and air traffic. The current work presents the use of a small and compact X-band multi-parameter (X-MP) radar for the remote tephra detection and tracking of two eruptive events at Merapi Volcano, Indonesia, in May and June 2018. Tephra detection was performed by analysing the multiple parameters of radar: copolar correlation and reflectivity intensity factor. These parameters were used to cancel unwanted clutter and retrieve tephra properties, which are grain size and concentration. Real-time spatial and temporal forecasting of tephra dispersal was performed by applying an advection scheme (nowcasting) in the manner of an ensemble prediction system (EPS). Cross-validation was performed using field-survey data, radar observations, and Himawari-8 imageries. The nowcasting model computed both the displacement and growth and decaying rate of the plume based on the temporal changes in two-dimensional movement and tephra concentration, respectively. Our results are in agreement with ground-based data, where the radar-based estimated grain size distribution falls within the range of in situ grain size. The uncertainty of real-time forecasted tephra plume depends on the initial condition, which affects the growth and decaying rate estimation. The EPS improves the predictability rate by reducing the number of missed and false forecasted events. Our findings and the method presented here are suitable for early warning of tephra fall hazard at the local scale.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: tephra; ground-based weather radar; Bayesian approach; nowcasting; ensemble prediction system
Subjects: S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Agricultural Technology > Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Depositing User: Sri JUNANDI
Date Deposited: 14 Oct 2024 08:45
Last Modified: 14 Oct 2024 08:45
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/9361

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