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Publication Date
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2026-07-06 |
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Title
| Neural network multispectral satellite images classification of volcanic ash plumes in a cloudy scenario [* Cross-Reference *] |
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Other Identifier
| https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-6638
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Author
| Matteo Picchiani (University of Rome Tor Vergata)University of Rome Tor VergataORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4120-200X
Marco Chini (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology)Luxembourg Institute of Science and TechnologyORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9094-0367
Stefano Corradini (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e VulcanologiaORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9432-3246
Luca Merucci (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e VulcanologiaORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6910-8800
Alessandro Piscini (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e VulcanologiaORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5545-3611
Fabio Del Frate (University of Rome Tor Vergata)University of Rome Tor VergataORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1655-0643 |
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Description
| This work shows the potential use of neural networks in the characterization of eruptive events monitored by satellite, through fast and automatic classification of multispectral images. The algorithm has been developed for the MODIS instrument and can easily be extended to other similar sensors. Six classes have been defined paying particular attention to image regions that represent the different surfaces that could possibly be found under volcanic ash clouds. Complex cloudy scenarios composed by images collected during the Icelandic eruptions of the Eyjafjallajökull (2010) and Grimsvötn (2011) volcanoes have been considered as test cases. A sensitivity analysis on the MODIS TIR and VIS channels has been performed to optimize the algorithm. The neural network has been trained with the first image of the dataset, while the remaining data have been considered as independent validation sets. Finally, the neural network classifier’s results have been compared with maps classified with several interactive procedures performed in a consolidated operational framework. This comparison shows that the automatic methodology proposed achieves a very promising performance, showing an overall accuracy greater than 84%, for the Eyjafjalla - jökull event, and equal to 74% for the Grimsvötn event. (2015-03-03)
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Subject
| Earth and Environmental Sciences; Engineering; Physics |
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Keyword
| Multispectral image
Artificial neural network
Satellite
Volcano
Artificial intelligence
Computer science
Classifier (UML)
Remote sensing
Pattern recognition (psychology)
Algorithm
Geology
Physics
Seismology |
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Topic Classification
| Remote-Sensing Image Classification
Advanced Image Fusion Techniques
Atmospheric aerosols and clouds |
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Deposit Date
| 2015-03-03 |
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Data Type
| Article |
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Data Source
| Annals of Geophysics |