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Details for Dr Matthew Watson
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Matthew Watson |
| Job title | Reader in Natural Hazards |
| Department | School of Earth Sciences University of Bristol |
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| Qualifications | M.Sc.(Leic.), Ph.D.(Cantab.) |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | volcanic plumes volcanoes volcanic clouds volcanic ash volcanic sulphur dioxide volcanic aerosols geoengineering |
| Areas of expertise | My research involves inversion of remotely-sensed data to retrieve physical parameters of volcanic plumes and clouds over several spatial scales, using both ground- and satellite-based techniques. These include ultraviolet (DOAS) and thermal infrared (ASTER) gas spectroscopy, and visible, near infrared (Sun-photometers) and thermal infrared aerosol retrievals (MODIS, AIRS). My current research includes investigation of SO2 and SO42- retrievals, generation of an aerosol forward model, atmospheric correction of ash retrievals; spectrally independent calibration of SO2 retrievals using TOMS, ASTER, MODIS and AIRS, and the use of the ASTER, MODIS and AIRS in the retrieval of volcanic SO2, SO42-, and silicate ash burdens. |