VONA/KVERT WEEKLY INFORMATION RELEASE 10-2015
Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
March 05, 2015, 23:13 UTC (March 06, 2015, 11:13 KST)
KVERT monitor 30 active volcanoes of Kamchatka and 6 active volcanoes of Northern Kuriles. Not all of these volcanoes had eruptions in historical time, however they are potentially active and therefore are of concern to aviation.
SUMMARY OF AVIATION COLOR CODES:
KAMCHATKA
Real-time seismic data (from the Kamchatkan Branch of Geophysical Survey RAS: http:www.emsd.ru):
SHEVELUCH, KLYUCHEVSKOY, KARYMSKY, ZHUPANOVSKY: ORANGE
BEZYMIANNY: YELLOW
USHKOVSKY, PLOSKY TOLBACHIK, KIZIMEN, KORYAKSKY, AVACHINSKY, GORELY, MUTNOVSKY: GREEN
No seismic data:
ICHINSKY, VYSOKY, KOMAROV, GAMCHEN, KHANGAR, KRONOTSKY, KRASHENINNIKOV, TAUNSHITS, KIKHPINYCH, MALY SEMYACHIK, OPALA, KHODUTKA, KSUDACH, ZHELTOVSKY, ILIINSKY, DIKY GREBEN, KOSHELEV, KAMBALNY: GREEN
NORTHERN KURILES
Real-time seismic data (from the Kamchatkan Branch of Geophysical Survey RAS: http:www.emsd.ru), ALAID: GREEN
No seismic data:
EBEKO, CHIKURACHKI, TATARINOV, FUSS PEAK, KARPINSKY: GREEN
SHEVELUCH VOLCANO (CAVW #300270)
56.64 N, 161.32 E; Elevation 10768 ft (3283 m), the dome elevation ~8200 ft (2500 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE
Explosive-extrusive-effusive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 32,800 ft (10 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
A growth of the lava dome continues (a viscous lava flow effuse on the northern its flank), fumarolic activity and incandescence of the dome blocks and hot avalanches accompanies this process. Strong explosive events occurred on February 28 and March 03: ash clouds rose up to 9 km a.s.l. Ashfall was observing at Ust-Kamchatsk Village on March 04. Satellite data showed: ash plumes drifted about 600 km to the east and north-east of the volcano on February 28 and March 01 and 04-06; a thermal anomaly was noting over the lava dome all week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volc.php?lang=en&name=Sheveluch
KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO (CAVW #300260)
56.06 N, 160.64 E; Elevation 15580 ft (4750 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE
Moderate explosive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 26,240-32,800 ft (8-10 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
Strombolian and Vulcanian explosive eruption of the volcano continues: an incandescence of the volcano summit was observing all week. According to visual and video data, explosions sent ash up to 5-6 km a.s.l. last week. Satellite data showed a thermal anomaly over the volcano all week; ash plumes on the height 5-6 km a.s.l. drifted about 400 km mainly to the east, south-east and north-east of the volcano last week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volc.php?lang=en&name=Klyuchevskoy
KARYMSKY VOLCANO (CAVW #300130)
54.05 N, 159.44 E; Elevation 4874 ft (1486 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE
Moderate explosive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 19,700 ft (6 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect low-flying aircraft.
Moderate activity of the volcano continues. Satellite data showed: ash plumes drifted about 215 km to the east-north-east of the volcano on February 27; ash deposits extended for about 10-15 km to the east and south-east of the volcano on March 01; the volcano was quiet or obscured by clouds in the other days of week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volc.php?lang=en&name=Karymsky
ZHUPANOVSKY VOLCANO (CAVW #300120)
53.59 N, 159.15 E; Elevation 9702 ft (2958 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE
Moderate explosive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 19,700-26,240 ft (6-8 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
Moderate explosive eruption of the volcano continues. Satellite data showed a thermal anomaly over the volcano on February 27 and March 01 and 04. Ash clouds on the height 3-8 km a.s.l. drifted about 400 km to the east of the volcano.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volc.php?lang=en&name=Zhupanovsky
BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO (CAVW #300250)
55.97 N, 160.6 E; Elevation 9453 ft (2882 m)
Aviation Color Code is YELLOW
Weak activity of the volcano continues. Ongoing activity could affect low-flying aircraft.
Weak activity of the volcano continues. According to video data, a gas-steam activity of the volcano was observing or it was obscured by clouds. Satellite data showed a weak thermal anomaly over the volcano all week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volc.php?lang=en&name=Bezymianny
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CONTACT:
Dr. Olga A. Girina, Head of KVERT, IVS FEB RAS
E-mail: girina@kscnet.ru
Tel.: +74152302549
Tel. Duty scientist: +79622825253
In Russia, KVERT, on behalf of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IVS) FED RAS, is responsible for providing information on volcanic activity to international air navigation services for the airspace users.
KVERT scientists was available in the office from 8:30 AM till 6:00 PM (KST) 7 days in week and by phone during the evenings since 2005. KVERT analyses daily satellite imagery (since 2002 till now); information from remote scientific observation stations; real-time seismic data for 11 Kamchatkan volcanoes (data from the Kamchatkan Branch of Geophysical Survey RAS); and other information to monitor activity at Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanoes.
KVERT web-page (the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FED RAS): http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php
KVERT Information Releases at the web-page of AVO (Alaska Volcano Observatory): http://www.avo.alaska.edu
Web-cameras for Kamchatkan volcanoes: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/
Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
March 05, 2015, 23:13 UTC (March 06, 2015, 11:13 KST)
KVERT monitor 30 active volcanoes of Kamchatka and 6 active volcanoes of Northern Kuriles. Not all of these volcanoes had eruptions in historical time, however they are potentially active and therefore are of concern to aviation.
SUMMARY OF AVIATION COLOR CODES:
KAMCHATKA
Real-time seismic data (from the Kamchatkan Branch of Geophysical Survey RAS: http:www.emsd.ru):
SHEVELUCH, KLYUCHEVSKOY, KARYMSKY, ZHUPANOVSKY: ORANGE
BEZYMIANNY: YELLOW
USHKOVSKY, PLOSKY TOLBACHIK, KIZIMEN, KORYAKSKY, AVACHINSKY, GORELY, MUTNOVSKY: GREEN
No seismic data:
ICHINSKY, VYSOKY, KOMAROV, GAMCHEN, KHANGAR, KRONOTSKY, KRASHENINNIKOV, TAUNSHITS, KIKHPINYCH, MALY SEMYACHIK, OPALA, KHODUTKA, KSUDACH, ZHELTOVSKY, ILIINSKY, DIKY GREBEN, KOSHELEV, KAMBALNY: GREEN
NORTHERN KURILES
Real-time seismic data (from the Kamchatkan Branch of Geophysical Survey RAS: http:www.emsd.ru), ALAID: GREEN
No seismic data:
EBEKO, CHIKURACHKI, TATARINOV, FUSS PEAK, KARPINSKY: GREEN
SHEVELUCH VOLCANO (CAVW #300270)
56.64 N, 161.32 E; Elevation 10768 ft (3283 m), the dome elevation ~8200 ft (2500 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE
Explosive-extrusive-effusive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 32,800 ft (10 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
A growth of the lava dome continues (a viscous lava flow effuse on the northern its flank), fumarolic activity and incandescence of the dome blocks and hot avalanches accompanies this process. Strong explosive events occurred on February 28 and March 03: ash clouds rose up to 9 km a.s.l. Ashfall was observing at Ust-Kamchatsk Village on March 04. Satellite data showed: ash plumes drifted about 600 km to the east and north-east of the volcano on February 28 and March 01 and 04-06; a thermal anomaly was noting over the lava dome all week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volc.php?lang=en&name=Sheveluch
KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO (CAVW #300260)
56.06 N, 160.64 E; Elevation 15580 ft (4750 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE
Moderate explosive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 26,240-32,800 ft (8-10 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
Strombolian and Vulcanian explosive eruption of the volcano continues: an incandescence of the volcano summit was observing all week. According to visual and video data, explosions sent ash up to 5-6 km a.s.l. last week. Satellite data showed a thermal anomaly over the volcano all week; ash plumes on the height 5-6 km a.s.l. drifted about 400 km mainly to the east, south-east and north-east of the volcano last week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volc.php?lang=en&name=Klyuchevskoy
KARYMSKY VOLCANO (CAVW #300130)
54.05 N, 159.44 E; Elevation 4874 ft (1486 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE
Moderate explosive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 19,700 ft (6 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect low-flying aircraft.
Moderate activity of the volcano continues. Satellite data showed: ash plumes drifted about 215 km to the east-north-east of the volcano on February 27; ash deposits extended for about 10-15 km to the east and south-east of the volcano on March 01; the volcano was quiet or obscured by clouds in the other days of week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volc.php?lang=en&name=Karymsky
ZHUPANOVSKY VOLCANO (CAVW #300120)
53.59 N, 159.15 E; Elevation 9702 ft (2958 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE
Moderate explosive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 19,700-26,240 ft (6-8 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
Moderate explosive eruption of the volcano continues. Satellite data showed a thermal anomaly over the volcano on February 27 and March 01 and 04. Ash clouds on the height 3-8 km a.s.l. drifted about 400 km to the east of the volcano.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volc.php?lang=en&name=Zhupanovsky
BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO (CAVW #300250)
55.97 N, 160.6 E; Elevation 9453 ft (2882 m)
Aviation Color Code is YELLOW
Weak activity of the volcano continues. Ongoing activity could affect low-flying aircraft.
Weak activity of the volcano continues. According to video data, a gas-steam activity of the volcano was observing or it was obscured by clouds. Satellite data showed a weak thermal anomaly over the volcano all week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volc.php?lang=en&name=Bezymianny
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CONTACT:
Dr. Olga A. Girina, Head of KVERT, IVS FEB RAS
E-mail: girina@kscnet.ru
Tel.: +74152302549
Tel. Duty scientist: +79622825253
In Russia, KVERT, on behalf of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IVS) FED RAS, is responsible for providing information on volcanic activity to international air navigation services for the airspace users.
KVERT scientists was available in the office from 8:30 AM till 6:00 PM (KST) 7 days in week and by phone during the evenings since 2005. KVERT analyses daily satellite imagery (since 2002 till now); information from remote scientific observation stations; real-time seismic data for 11 Kamchatkan volcanoes (data from the Kamchatkan Branch of Geophysical Survey RAS); and other information to monitor activity at Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanoes.
KVERT web-page (the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FED RAS): http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php
KVERT Information Releases at the web-page of AVO (Alaska Volcano Observatory): http://www.avo.alaska.edu
Web-cameras for Kamchatkan volcanoes: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/
CITATION GUIDELINES For formal scientific citation of this VONA/KVERT Weekly Release, please use the following: VONA/KVERT Weekly Release, March 05, 2015. KVERT, Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS. URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/van/?n=10-2015. |
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