A review of volcanic electrification of the atmosphere and volcanic lightning

C Cimarelli, K Genareau - Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The electrification of volcanic ash plumes and the occurrence of volcanic lightning are now
known to be common phenomena during explosive volcanic eruptions. This knowledge …

Volcanic electrification: recent advances and future perspectives

C Cimarelli, S Behnke, K Genareau, JM Harper… - Bulletin of …, 2022‏ - Springer
The electrification of volcanic plumes has been described intermittently since at least the
time of Pliny the Younger and the 79 AD eruption of Vesuvius. Although sometimes …

Volcanic lightning and plume behavior reveal evolving hazards during the April 2015 eruption of Calbuco volcano, Chile

AR Van Eaton, Á Amigo, D Bertin… - Geophysical …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soon after the onset of an eruption, model forecasts of ash dispersal are used to mitigate the
hazards to aircraft, infrastructure, and communities downwind. However, it is a significant …

Volcanic lightning: global observations and constraints on source mechanisms

SR McNutt, ER Williams - Bulletin of Volcanology, 2010‏ - Springer
Lightning and electrification at volcanoes are important because they represent a hazard in
their own right, they are a component of the global electrical circuit, and because they …

Applications of electrified dust and dust devil electrodynamics to Martian atmospheric electricity

RG Harrison, E Barth, F Esposito, J Merrison… - Space Science …, 2016‏ - Springer
Atmospheric transport and suspension of dust frequently brings electrification, which may be
substantial. Electric fields of 10 kV m− 1 to 100 kV m− 1 have been observed at the surface …

Did ice-charging generate volcanic lightning during the 2016–2017 eruption of Bogoslof volcano, Alaska?

AR Van Eaton, DJ Schneider, CM Smith… - Bulletin of …, 2020‏ - Springer
The 2016–2017 shallow submarine eruption of Bogoslof volcano in Alaska injected plumes
of ash and seawater to maximum heights of~ 12 km. More than 4550 volcanic lightning …

Electrification of granular systems of identical insulators

JF Kok, DJ Lacks - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2009‏ - APS
Insulating particles can become highly electrified during powder handling, volcanic
eruptions, and the wind-blown transport of dust, sand, and snow. Measurements in these …

Experimental generation of volcanic lightning

C Cimarelli, MA Alatorre-Ibargüengoitia… - …, 2014‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Explosive volcanic eruptions are commonly associated with intense electrical activity and
lightning. Direct measurement of the electric potential at the vent, where the electric activity …

Observations of volcanic lightning during the 2009 eruption of Redoubt Volcano

SA Behnke, RJ Thomas, SR McNutt… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Observations of volcanic lightning during the eruption of Redoubt Volcano in March and
April 2009 were made with the Lightning Map** Array. During the eruption twenty-three …

Evaluating the state-of-the-art in remote volcanic eruption characterization Part I: Raikoke volcano, Kuril Islands

K McKee, CM Smith, K Reath, E Snee, S Maher… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Raikoke, a small, unmonitored volcano in the Kuril Islands, erupted in June 2019. We
integrate data from satellites (including Sentinel-2, TROPOMI, MODIS, Himawari-8), the …