VONA/KVERT WEEKLY INFORMATION RELEASE 13-2013
Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
March 28, 2013, 22:11 UTC (March 29, 2013, 10:11 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, PLOSKY TOLBACHIK, KIZIMEN, KARYMSKY: ORANGE
BEZYMIANNY, GORELY: YELLOW
USHKOVSKY, KLYUCHEVSKOY, KORYAKSKY, AVACHINSKY, MUTNOVSKY: GREEN
No seismic data:
ICHINSKY, VYSOKY, KOMAROV, GAMCHEN, KHANGAR, KRONOTSKY, KRASHENINNIKOV, TAUNSHITS, KIKHPINYCH, MALY SEMYACHIK, ZHUPANOVSKY, OPALA, KHODUTKA, KSUDACH, ZHELTOVSKY, ILIINSKY, DIKY GREBEN, KOSHELEV, KAMBALNY: GREEN
NORTHERN KURILES
No seismic data:
ALAID, EBEKO, CHIKURACHKI, TATARINOV, FUSS PEAK, KARPINSKY: GREEN
SHEVELUCH VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-27-)
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 23,800 ft (10 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
Eruption of the volcano continues. According to visual and satellite data, a viscous lava flow continues to effuse on the eastern flank of the lava dome, strong and moderate fumarolic activity and incandescence of the dome summit and hot avalanches accompanies this process. Satellite data showed a thermal anomaly over the lava dome all week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/Sheveluch/index_eng.php
PLOSKY TOLBACHIK VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-24-)
55.83 N, 160.39 E; Elevation 10119 ft (3085 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE
Explosive-effusive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 19,700 ft (6 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Activity of the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft.
Effusion of lava flows continues from the Southern fissure at Tolbachinsky Dol. Very fluid lava is moving to the southern, eastern and western slopes of Tolbachinsky Dol. Cinder cones continue to grow on the Southern fissure. Gas-steam plumes with ash rose up to 11,500 ft (3.5 km) a.s.l. and extended to different directions of Tolbachinsky Dol last week. A big thermal anomaly was noting at satellite images in the northern area of Tolbachinsky Dol all week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/Plosky Tolbachik/index_eng.php
KIZIMEN VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-23-)
55.13 N, 160.32 E; Elevation 8151 ft (2485 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE
Extrusive-effusive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash plumes up to 19,700 ft (6 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Activity of the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft.
Moderate seismic activity of the volcano continues. Video and satellite data showed a growth of an extrusion at the volcano summit continues. Incandescence of the volcano summit, hot avalanches on the western and eastern volcanic flanks and strong gas-steam activity accompany this process. Satellite data showed a thermal anomaly over the volcano all week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/Kizimen/index_eng.php
KARYMSKY VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-13-)
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. Activity of the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft.
Weak and moderate seismic activity of the volcano was detected on March 20-21; there was not seismic data by technical reasons in the other days of week. Satellite data showed the volcano was obscured by clouds.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/Karymsky/index_eng.php
BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-25-)
55.97 N, 160.6 E; Elevation 9453 ft (2882 m)
Aviation Color Code is YELLOW
Effusive eruption of the volcano continues. Ongoing activity could affect low-flying aircraft.
Strong seismicity at Tolbachinsky Dol obscured seismicity of Bezymianny. The viscous lava flow continues to effusing on the lava dome flank. Weak and moderate gas-steam activity accompany this processes. Satellite data shows a weak thermal anomaly over the volcano on March 25 and 27; clouds obscured the volcano on the other days of week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/Bezymianny/index_eng.php
GORELY VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-07-)
52.56 N, 158.03 E; Elevation 5996 ft (1828 m)
Aviation Color Code is YELLOW
Moderate activity of the volcano continues. Ongoing activity could affect low-flying aircraft.
Moderate seismic activity of the volcano continues. Video data showed a moderate and strong gas-steam activity of the volcano or it was obscured by clouds.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/Gorely/index_eng.php
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.: +74152297890
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/activity/avoreport.php?view=kaminfo
Web-cameras for Kamchatkan volcanoes: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/
Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
March 28, 2013, 22:11 UTC (March 29, 2013, 10:11 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, PLOSKY TOLBACHIK, KIZIMEN, KARYMSKY: ORANGE
BEZYMIANNY, GORELY: YELLOW
USHKOVSKY, KLYUCHEVSKOY, KORYAKSKY, AVACHINSKY, MUTNOVSKY: GREEN
No seismic data:
ICHINSKY, VYSOKY, KOMAROV, GAMCHEN, KHANGAR, KRONOTSKY, KRASHENINNIKOV, TAUNSHITS, KIKHPINYCH, MALY SEMYACHIK, ZHUPANOVSKY, OPALA, KHODUTKA, KSUDACH, ZHELTOVSKY, ILIINSKY, DIKY GREBEN, KOSHELEV, KAMBALNY: GREEN
NORTHERN KURILES
No seismic data:
ALAID, EBEKO, CHIKURACHKI, TATARINOV, FUSS PEAK, KARPINSKY: GREEN
SHEVELUCH VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-27-)
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 23,800 ft (10 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
Eruption of the volcano continues. According to visual and satellite data, a viscous lava flow continues to effuse on the eastern flank of the lava dome, strong and moderate fumarolic activity and incandescence of the dome summit and hot avalanches accompanies this process. Satellite data showed a thermal anomaly over the lava dome all week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/Sheveluch/index_eng.php
PLOSKY TOLBACHIK VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-24-)
55.83 N, 160.39 E; Elevation 10119 ft (3085 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE
Explosive-effusive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 19,700 ft (6 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Activity of the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft.
Effusion of lava flows continues from the Southern fissure at Tolbachinsky Dol. Very fluid lava is moving to the southern, eastern and western slopes of Tolbachinsky Dol. Cinder cones continue to grow on the Southern fissure. Gas-steam plumes with ash rose up to 11,500 ft (3.5 km) a.s.l. and extended to different directions of Tolbachinsky Dol last week. A big thermal anomaly was noting at satellite images in the northern area of Tolbachinsky Dol all week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/Plosky Tolbachik/index_eng.php
KIZIMEN VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-23-)
55.13 N, 160.32 E; Elevation 8151 ft (2485 m)
Aviation Color Code is ORANGE
Extrusive-effusive eruption of the volcano continues. Ash plumes up to 19,700 ft (6 km) a.s.l. could occur at any time. Activity of the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft.
Moderate seismic activity of the volcano continues. Video and satellite data showed a growth of an extrusion at the volcano summit continues. Incandescence of the volcano summit, hot avalanches on the western and eastern volcanic flanks and strong gas-steam activity accompany this process. Satellite data showed a thermal anomaly over the volcano all week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/Kizimen/index_eng.php
KARYMSKY VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-13-)
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. Activity of the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft.
Weak and moderate seismic activity of the volcano was detected on March 20-21; there was not seismic data by technical reasons in the other days of week. Satellite data showed the volcano was obscured by clouds.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/Karymsky/index_eng.php
BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-25-)
55.97 N, 160.6 E; Elevation 9453 ft (2882 m)
Aviation Color Code is YELLOW
Effusive eruption of the volcano continues. Ongoing activity could affect low-flying aircraft.
Strong seismicity at Tolbachinsky Dol obscured seismicity of Bezymianny. The viscous lava flow continues to effusing on the lava dome flank. Weak and moderate gas-steam activity accompany this processes. Satellite data shows a weak thermal anomaly over the volcano on March 25 and 27; clouds obscured the volcano on the other days of week.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/Bezymianny/index_eng.php
GORELY VOLCANO (CAVW #1000-07-)
52.56 N, 158.03 E; Elevation 5996 ft (1828 m)
Aviation Color Code is YELLOW
Moderate activity of the volcano continues. Ongoing activity could affect low-flying aircraft.
Moderate seismic activity of the volcano continues. Video data showed a moderate and strong gas-steam activity of the volcano or it was obscured by clouds.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/Gorely/index_eng.php
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.: +74152297890
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/activity/avoreport.php?view=kaminfo
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 28, 2013. KVERT, Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS. URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/van/?n=13-2013. |
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