VONA/Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
Issued: 20111103/2330Z

VOLCANO: Bezymianny (1000-25)

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

Source: KVERT
Notice Number: 60-11
Volcano Location: 55°58'N, 160°36'E;
Area: Kamchatka, Russia
Summit Elevation: 9,453 ft (2,882 m)

Prognosis Volcanic Activity: Effusion of viscous lava flow at the dome slope continues. Small ash plumes from hot avalanches are possible. Ash and aerosol plumes could affect low-flying aircraft.

Volcanic Activity Summary: There was no explosive eruption for last day. Seismic activity was mainly low this day. According to satellite data, strong gas-steam plumes were extending to the north-east from the volcano on November 02. No other information about activity of the volcano.

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Remarks:

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