VONA/Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
Issued: 20111103/0030Z

VOLCANO: Bezymianny (1000-25)

Current AVIATION COLOR CODE: ORANGE
Previous AVIATION COLOR CODE: YELLOW

Source: KVERT
Notice Number: 59-11
Volcano Location: 55°58'N, 160°36'E;
Area: Kamchatka, Russia
Summit Elevation: 9,453 ft (2,882 m)

Prognosis Volcanic Activity: Possibly an explosive eruption of Bezymianny volcano is preparing. Strong ash explosions up to 49,200-32,800 ft (15-10 km) ASL could occur at any time. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.

Volcanic Activity Summary: According to KB GS RAS data, there is no strong seismic activity of the volcano for this time. According to video data, strong gas-steam plumes are extending to the north-east from the volcano. According to satellite data, a temperature of thermal anomaly over the volcano was slightly increasing last week.

Volcanic cloud height:

Other volcanic cloud information:

Remarks: Last explosive eruption of Bezymianny was in April 2011.
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/volcanoes/Bezymianny/index_eng.php

Contacts:

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


Next Notice: A new VONA will be issued if conditions change significantly or Aviation Color Code are modified. VONAs are posted at http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php

The KVERT Project is a cooperative program of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IVS) FED RAS and the Kamchatkan Branch of Geophysical Survey (KB GS) RAS since 1993. KVERT scientists is available in the office from 8:30 AM till 6:00 PM (KST) and by phone during the evenings. KVERT uses daily satellite imagery, information from remote scientific observation stations, real-time seismic data for 11 volcanoes, and other information to monitor activity at Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanoes.

The official web-page of KVERT (the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FED RAS): http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php
Archive of daily information KB GS RAS: ftp://emsd.iks.ru/pub/DATA/RTS/Volcanoes
KVERT Information Releases at the web-page of AVO (Alaska Volcano Observatory): http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/avoreport.php?view=kaminfo