VONA/Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
Issued: 20111227/0110Z

VOLCANO: KIZIMEN (1000-23)

Current AVIATION COLOR CODE: ORANGE

Source: KVERT
Notice Number: 69-11
Volcano Location: 55°08'N, 160°19'E;
Area: Kamchatka, Russia
Summit Elevation: 8151 ft (2485 m)

Prognosis Volcanic Activity: Activity of the volcano some increased. Possibly ash explosions up to 32,800 ft (10 km) ASL. Ongoing activity could affect international and low-flying aircraft.

Volcanic Activity Summary: Moderate seismic activity of the volcano continues. According to video data, vigorous vertical gas-steam column is raising about 3.5-4.0 km a.s.l. Video data and satellite imagery showed that the lava flow continues to effusing on the eastern volcanic flank. A big thermal anomaly was registering over the volcano all week.

Volcanic cloud height:

Other volcanic cloud information:

Remarks: http://www.emsd.ru/video/Kizimen/img_1.jpg

Contacts:
Dr. Olga Girina, KVERT Project, IVS FED RAS
E-mail: girina@kscnet.ru
Tel. (4152) 29-78-90


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 non-commercial cooperative program of the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO, USA), the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IVS) FED RAS and the Kamchatkan Branch of Geophysical Survey (KB GS) RAS (Russia) since 1993. KVERT staff is available in the office from 8:30 AM till 6:00 PM (KST or KDT) 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