Posts Tagged ‘Batu Tara’
Posted by feww on August 14, 2009
Volcanic Activity Report: 5 – 11 August 2009
VoW: Kilauea
Since the vent collapse in late June, Kilauea’s summit plume had been wispy, translucent and low in SO2 content, resulting in improved air quality in Kona and Ka‘u. However, the summit vent has picked up in activity again this week. (Photo courtesy of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory). Source: Click Here.
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Source: Global Volcanism Program (GVP) – SI/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report
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Posted by feww on July 30, 2009
Volcanic Activity Report: 22 July – 28 July 2009
VOW: Batu Tara
Batu Tara remained active in late July 2009. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this photo-like image the volcano releasing a faint plume on July 27, 2009. The distinct segments of the plume suggest that the volcano has released ash and/or steam in pulses. The plume blows toward the northwest over the Flores Sea. NASA image courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. Caption by Michon Scott.
Batu Tara remained active in mid-May 2009. On May 17, 2009, as the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image, the tiny volcanic island released a plume of ash and/or steam. The volcano’s plume forms a counter-clockwise arc north of the volcano. East of that plume is another, fainter plume, almost certainly of the same origin, blowing westward over the Flores Sea. NASA image courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. Caption by Michon Scott.
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Source: Global Volcanism Program (GVP) – SI/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report
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KVERT reported that during 17-18 and 20-24 July seismic activity from Shiveluch was above background levels. According to news sources, an ash plume rose to an altitude of 7 km (23,000 ft) a.s.l. late on 25 July. Increased seismicity, powerful ash bursts, and avalanches were also reported.
Based on information from JMA, the Tokyo VAAC reported that on 22 July explosions from Sakura-jima produced plumes that rose to altitudes of 1.8-2.4 km (6,000-8,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted E and SE. On 23 July and 27 July pilots observed ash plumes. (Source: GVP)
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Posted by feww on August 21, 2008
13 August-19 August 2008
New Activity/Unrest:
Piton de la Fournaise. The massive Piton de la Fournaise on the island of Réunion is one of the world’s most active volcanoes. It is seen here in 1977 with a fresh black lava flow descending the outer NE flank of the shield volcano to the sea. An unvegetated summit lava shield (upper left) was constructed within an 8-km-wide caldera that is breached to the sea. Its sloping northern rim is marked by the diagonal vegetation line at the left. More than 150 eruptions have occurred since the 17th century, mostly from vents within the caldera. (Caption:Global Volcanism Program ). Copyrighted photo by Katia and Maurice Krafft, 1977 (published in SEAN Bulletin, 1977).
Ongoing Activity:
- Batu Tara, Komba Island (Indonesia)
- Chaitén, Southern Chile
- Chikurachki, Paramushir Island
- Cleveland, Chuginadak Island
- Colima, México
- Dukono, Halmahera
- Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka
- Kilauea, Hawaii (USA)
- Krakatau, Indonesia
- Llaima, Central Chile
- Manam, Northeast of New Guinea (SW Pacific)
- Masaya, Nicaragua
- Okmok, Fox Islands
- Rabaul, New Britain
- Shiveluch, Central Kamchatka (Russia)
- Ubinas, Perú
The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is a cooperative project between the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program and the US Geological Survey’s Volcano Hazards Program. This page is updated on Wednesdays, please see the GVP Home Page for news of the latest significant activity.
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Posted by feww on August 13, 2008
6 August-12 August 2008
New Activity/Unrest:
Plume from Kasatochi Volcano, Aleutian Islands
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: Aug 9, 2008
Credit: Jeff Schmaltz
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team,
NASA GSFC
Kasatochi Volcano is one of many mostly submarine volcanoes whose summit emerges from the waters of the Bering Sea off the southwest coast of Alaska. After earthquakes and other seismic activities starting on or around August 7, Kasatochi began erupting large plumes of ash and gases. On August 8, 2008, skies were cloudy when the MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite passed overhead and captured this natural-color image. The bright clouds provided good contrast for the volcanic plume, which is dark brown.
The ash plume spread southeastward from the volcano over the Pacific Ocean. Weather patterns caused the plume to diffuse as it swirled counterclockwise. Beneath the plume, which is dark brown, a few breaks in the clouds reveal that the normally deep blue waters of the Pacific are turquoise-colored. This brightness may be the result of ash or rocks debris settling on the water’s surface. According to an article in an Anchorage newspaper, the ash cloud forced cancellation of scores of flights into and out of Alaska, stranding as many as 6,000 passengers. (Caption NASA)
Ongoing Activity:
- Anatahan, Mariana Islands (Central Pacific)
- Batu Tara, Komba Island (Indonesia)
- Chaitén, Southern Chile
- Chikurachki, Paramushir Island
- Cleveland, Chuginadak Island |
- Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka
- Kilauea, Hawaii (USA)
- Krakatau, Indonesia
- Okmok, Fox Islands
- Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion Island
- Rabaul, New Britain
- Reventador, Ecuador
- Sakura-jima, Kyushu
- Semeru, Eastern Java (Indonesia)
- Shiveluch, Central Kamchatka (Russia)
- Soufrière Hills, Montserrat
- Suwanose-jima, Ryukyu Islands (Japan)
- Tungurahua, Ecuador
The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is a cooperative project between the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program and the US Geological Survey’s Volcano Hazards Program. This page is updated on Wednesdays, please see the GVP Home Page for news of the latest significant activity.
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