Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
KVERT INFORMATION RELEASE 63-10
December 03, 2010, 01:30 UTC (12:30 KST)
KAMCHATKA
Real-time seismic data:
KLYUCHEVSKOY, SHEVELUCH and KARYMSKY: ORANGE
KIZIMEN, GORELY and BEZYMIANNY: YELLOW
TOLBACHIK PLOSKY, USHKOVSKY, KORYAKSKY,
AVACHINSKY, MUTNOVSKY: GREEN
No seismic data: ICHINSKY, VYSOKY, GAMCHEN, KOMAROV, KRONOTSKY, KRASHENINNIKOV, KIKHPINYCH, TAUNSHITS, MALY SEMYACHIK, ZHUPANOVSKY, OPALA, KSUDACH, ZHELTOVSKY, ILIINSKY, KOSHELEV, KAMBALNY, DIKII GREBEN, KHODUTKA and KHANGAR: GREEN
NORTHERN KURILES
No seismic data:
EBEKO, CHIKURACHKI, ALAID, TATARINOV, FUSS PEAK and KARPINSKY: GREEN
KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO (1000-26)
56°03'N, 160°39'E; Elevation 15,580 ft (4,750 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS ORANGE
Explosive eruption of the volcano continues. A danger of ash explosions > 7 km (or 23,000 ft) ASL exist. This activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
Seismicity of the volcano was slightly above background levels on November 26-27, and didn't exceeded background levels during other days. According to visual data, ash plumes rose up to 6.3 km (20,700 ft) ASL on November 26 and 29, and December 01. Ash falls were detected in Kozyrevsk on November 27, and in Klyuchi on November 28. Strombolian activity of the volcano was observing on December 01-02. A weak thermal anomaly over the volcanic crater was registered on satellite images on November 26 and 28-29. Ash and gas-steam plumes extended about 430 km (287 mi) to the north and north-east from the volcano on November 26-29.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/current/klch/index.html
SHEVELUCH VOLCANO (1000-27)
56°38'N, 161°19'E; Elevation 3,283 m, the dome elevation ~8,200 ft (~2,500 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS ORANGE
Growth of the lava dome and ash emission constrained with this continues. Ash explosions up to 10 km (or 32,800 ft) ASL could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.
Moderate seismic activity of the volcano continues. According to seismic data, possibly, ash plumes rose up to 5.5 km (18,000 ft) ASL on December 01. According to visual data, strong gas-steam activity of the volcano was observed on November 26 and 29. Clouds obscured the volcano on the other days of week. According to satellite data, bright thermal anomaly over the lava dome was registered all week. Ash plumes (about 153 km in length) and several ash clouds (up to 81x16 km in length and width at the distances up to 351 km (219 mi) from the volcano) extending to the north and north-east from the volcano were observed on November 29-30.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/current/shv/index.html
KARYMSKY VOLCANO (1000-13)
54°03'N, 159°27'E; Elevation 4,874 ft (1,486 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS ORANGE
Explosive activity of the volcano continues. Ash explosions up to 6.0 km (or 19,700 ft) ASL could occur at any time. Activity of the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft.
Seismicity of the volcano was above background levels during all week. Based on seismicity, it is possible that ash plumes rose up to 5.3 km (17,00 ft) ASL on November 25-26, 30, and December 01-02. According to satellite data, a thermal anomaly was registered over the volcano on November 26-27, and December 01.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/current/krm/index.html
KIZIMEN VOLCANO (1000-23)
55°08'N, 160°19'E; Elevation 8,151 ft (2,485 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS YELLOW
Several new fumaroles were formed at Kizimen volcano in middle of November 2010. Possibly fumarolic activity of the volcano will increasing. Aerosol plumes could affect low-flying aircraft.
Seismicity of the volcano was above background levels all week. According to satellite data, a weak thermal anomaly was registered over the volcano on November 30.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/Kizimen/index_eng.html
GORELY VOLCANO (1000-07)
52°33'N, 158°02'E; Elevation 5,996 ft (1,828 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS YELLOW
Seismic and thermal activity of the volcano remains high. This ongoing unrest may eventually lead to an explosive eruption. At present, aerosol plumes from the volcano could affect low-flying aircraft.
Seismicity of the volcano was above background levels all week, volcanic tremor continues to be recorded. According to visual data, weak or moderate gas-steam emissions were observed on November 19-22, on the other days volcano was obscured by clouds. According to satellite data, a weak thermal anomaly was registered over the volcano on November 27.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/current/grl/index.html
BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO (1000-25)
55°58'N, 160°36'E; Elevation 9,455 ft (2,882 m)
AVIATION COLOR CODE IS YELLOW
Growth of the lava dome of the volcano continues and aerosol plumes could affect low-flying aircraft.
Seismicity of the volcano was above background levels on November 29, and did not exceed background levels on the other days of week. According to visual data, moderate gas-steam emissions were observed all week. According to satellite data, a weak thermal anomaly was registered over the volcano on November 26 and 28-30.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/current/bzm/index.html
BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2010, KVERT WILL ASSIGN AN AVIATION COLOR CODE FOR 22 ADDITIONAL VOLCANOES OF KAMCHATKA AND THE NORTHERN KURILES. THESE VOLCANOES ARE NOT PRESENTLY MONITORED WITH SEISMIC INSTRUMENTS HOWEVER KVERT SCIENTISTS EXAMINED SATELLITE INFORMATION EACH DAY TO LOOK FOR EVIDENCE OF VOLCANIC UNREST SINCE 2002. NOT ALL OF THESE VOLCANOES HAD ERUPTIONS IN HISTORICAL TIME, HOWEVER THEY ARE POTENTIALLY ACTIVE AND THEREFORE ARE OF CONCERN TO AVIATION.
INFORMATION ABOUT VOLCANOES OF KAMCHATKA AND THE NORTHERN KURILES: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/index_eng.html
WEB CAMERAS IN KAMCHATKA:
KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO: http://data.emsd.iks.ru/videokry/kly.jpg , http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/video_camera/Klyu.html
SHEVELUCH VOLCANO: http://data.emsd.ru/videokry/svl.jpg
BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO: http://data.emsd.iks.ru/videokzy/videokzy.htm
KORYAKSKY VOLCANO: http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/video_camera/koryak/koryak.htm
AVACHINSKY VOLCANO: http://data.emsd.iks.ru/videokry/capture.jpg
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CONTACT:
Dr. Olga Girina, KVERT Project, IVS FED RAS
E-mail: girina@kscnet.ru
Tel. (4152) 29-78-90
Sergey Senyukov, KVERT Project, KB GS RAS
E-mail: ssl@emsd.ru
Tel. (4152) 431-831
Dr. John Power, KVERT Project,
USGS
E-mail: jpower@usgs.gov
Tel. (907) 786-7426
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and the Kamchatkan Branch of Geophysical Survey (KB GS) RAS (Russia).
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