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Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2006
Applicants:

Terrence P. Wey, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Daniel L. Woodell, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Inventors:

Terrence P. Wey, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Daniel L. Woodell, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Assignee:

Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01W 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Systems and methods for detecting volcanic eruption and predicting plume hazards are described. The system comprises a processor and a database having the location of a plurality of volcanoes communicating with the processor. The system also comprises a lightning detector communicating with the processor. The system further comprises a weather radar communicating with the processor. Further still, the weather radar comprises program logic running on the processor. The program logic is configured to correlate the location of a volcano from the database with the presence of lightning from the lightning detector and a volcanic ash plume from the weather radar.


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Wey, Terrence. (2008). Airborne volcanic ash cloud and eruption detection system and method (U.S. Patent No. 7383131). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7383131

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