the National
Centre for
Atmospheric Science (NCAS) in the UK. The instrument transmits laser
beams into the
atmosphere and measures the light that is
backscattered towards the ground.
The instrument was installed on the lowlands
close to the volcano Eyjafjallajökull which erupted last year. The
aim was to measure windblown resuspended
ash from last year's eruption. Following the eruption at Grimsvotn
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