KVERT-Project: Kizimen (1000-23)  00:24 UTC on January 1, 2011

Volcano: Kizimen (1000-23)
Aviation Color Code: Red
Location: 55°08'N, 160°19'E
Elevation of vent (meters/feet): 2,485 m/8,153 ft
Height of ash plume (km/feet) ASL and how determined: 4 km/13124 ft - Visual
Distance from the volcano (km/mi): 280 km/174.02 mi
Direction of ash plume or ash cloud drift from the volcano: South-West
Time and method of observation: 00:24 UTC on January 1, 2011 - TERRA MODIS (31m32)
Start time of explosion and how determined: 17:56 UTC on December 31 - Seismic
Duration of eruption (or indicate eruption is continuing): eruption is continuing 

Ash plume over Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Yelizovo from about 00:00 UTC on January 01, 2011.

Best regards,

Dr. Olga A. Girina 
girina@kscnet.ru