Synergetic exploitation of meteorological geostationary payloads «SEVIRI» and «JAMI» for quantitative, real-time, global volcano monitoring

Very low-spatial, very high-temporal resolution multispectral data acquired 2006-2008 by geostationary payloads SEVIRI onboard MSG-1 and MSG-2 orbiting at 0°, and JAMI-Imager onboard MTSAT-1R orbiting at 140°E, were analyzed for feasibility and road tests of quantitative, multi-payload volcano monitoring at high refresh rates. We merged and adapted to the East Asia eruptive scenarios two processing methods developed recently for multi-payload, volcano monitoring on Europe and Africa. Monitoring focused on very high-temperature surface features, involving active lava flows and dome forming, in the light of the the next ceasing of moderate resolution MIR-TIR observations by MODIS and its four daily revisits worldwide. Plans for mantaining and/or implementing the current constellations of meteorological satellites worldwide, conversely, are financially and technically established to cover the next decade.