VOLANDO (VOlcanic pLume chAracterization using sounNDing balloOns) is a PRIN (Progetti di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale) project started in September 2023 with a duration of 2 years.

In this project, three innovative balloon borne systems, equipped with different instrumentations for ash and gases measurement and sampling, will be developed in order to give a precise direct characterization of volcanic clouds