(1) VOLCANO OBSERVATORY NOTICE FOR AVIATION (VONA) | |
(2) Issued: | 20160818/2224Z |
(3) Volcano: | Alaid (CAVW #290390) |
(4) Current Aviation Color Code: | GREEN |
(5) Previous Aviation Color Code: | yellow |
(6) Source: | KVERT |
(7) Notice Number: | 2016-82 |
(8) Volcano Location: | N 50 deg 51 min E 155 deg 33 min |
(9) Area: | Northern Kuriles, Russia |
(10) Summit Elevation: | 7671.92 ft (2339 m) |
(11) Volcanic Activity Summary: | Explosive-effusive eruption of Alaid volcano probably finished. There was not noting thermal anomaly over the volcano last week. A small ash plume was detected from the volcano on 04 July last time. KVERT continues to monitor Alaid volcano. Fumarole activity of the volcano continues. Ongoing activity could affect low-flying aircraft. |
(12) Volcanic cloud height: | NO ASH CLOUD PRODUSED |
(13) Other volcanic cloud information: | NO ASH CLOUD PRODUSED |
(14) Remarks: | Alaid - the volcano-Island, the most northern in the Kurile archipelago, is situated at a distance 30 km north-west from Paramushir and 70 km south-west from Kamchatka. |
(15) Contacts: | Dr. Olga A. Girina, Head of KVERT, IVS FEB RAS girina@kscnet.ru +74152202044 Duty scientist: +79622825253 |
(16) Next Notice: | A new VONA will be issued if conditions change significantly or the Aviation Color Code is changes. VONAs are posted at http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php. 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. |
CITATION GUIDELINES For formal scientific citation of this VONA/KVERT Information Release, please use the following: VONA/KVERT Information Release, August 18, 2016. KVERT, Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS. URL: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/van/?n=2016-82. |