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  • Detecting volcanic ash clouds with AVOID

    Detecting volcanic ash clouds with AVOID

    After the 2010 eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, an invisible cloud of ash raised numerous complications for air navigation and led many airlines to ground their fleet. This underscored the need for new technology allowing aircraft to detect and analyze volcanic ash clouds: the development of which is being advanced by the AVOID (Airborne Volcanic…