Novel retrieval of volcanic SO2 abundance from ultraviolet spectra

Projects: (i)FIRB-MIUR "Simulazione dei flussi lavici con gli automi cellulari" N. RBAU01RMZ4_002, (ii) “Sviluppo di sistemi di monitoraggio’ funded by Dipartimento di Protezione Civile della Regione Sicilia, INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, sezione di catania - Italy), (iii) EU-funded Sixth Framework Programme project 18354 “NOVAC, (iv)Leverhulme Trust fellowship.

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