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November 7, 2010 - Ash plume from Shiveluch, Kamchatka Peninsula, eastern Russia
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On October 27, 2010 Russia’s Shiveluch volcano experienced a large explosive eruption which spewed ash over 6 miles (10 kilometers) upward into the atmosphere and blew away more than half of the lava dome. Two days later NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the snow-covered Kamchatka Peninsula, allowing the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard to capture this true-color image on October 29, 2010.
In this image, the broad brown–colored ash plume can be seen rising from the volcano and blowing in a southeasterly direction across the western North Pacific Ocean. The snow on the Peninsula appears bright white, with crisply defined features, except near the base of the volcano. Here it appears slightly darkened, probably the result of a layer of ash fall, and also blurred by the smoke in the air overlying the area.
According to the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT), pyroclastic flow deposits from the eruption were detected from satellite images on November 1, located on the east-south-eastern flank of the volcano. A run out of pyroclastic flow was measured to be about 15 km (9 mi), and a forest in the valley of the Bekesh River, about 5.5 km (3.4 m) was destroyed.
The town of Ust-Kamchatsk, located 45 miles (70 km) east of Shiveluch, was blanketed by volcanic ash from both Shiveluch and from Klyuchevskaya Sopka, another volcano located to the south west, which also erupted on October 27. Schools and businesses quickly closed and all streets were shut down for traffic. Emergency officials said that the town’s 5,000 residents weren’t in any immediate danger, but urged them to stay indoors and tightly close windows and doors to avoid inhaling ash particles that could lead to allergic reactions and respiratory illness. Ash fall is predicted to continue for at least 10 days after the October 27 eruptions.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 10/29/2010
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
On October 27, 2010 Russia’s Shiveluch volcano experienced a large explosive eruption which spewed ash over 6 miles (10 kilometers) upward into the atmosphere and blew away more than half of the lava dome. Two days later NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the snow-covered Kamchatka Peninsula, allowing the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard to capture this true-color image on October 29, 2010.
In this image, the broad brown–colored ash plume can be seen rising from the volcano and blowing in a southeasterly direction across the western North Pacific Ocean. The snow on the Peninsula appears bright white, with crisply defined features, except near the base of the volcano. Here it appears slightly darkened, probably the result of a layer of ash fall, and also blurred by the smoke in the air overlying the area.
According to the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT), pyroclastic flow deposits from the eruption were detected from satellite images on November 1, located on the east-south-eastern flank of the volcano. A run out of pyroclastic flow was measured to be about 15 km (9 mi), and a forest in the valley of the Bekesh River, about 5.5 km (3.4 m) was destroyed.
The town of Ust-Kamchatsk, located 45 miles (70 km) east of Shiveluch, was blanketed by volcanic ash from both Shiveluch and from Klyuchevskaya Sopka, another volcano located to the south west, which also erupted on October 27. Schools and businesses quickly closed and all streets were shut down for traffic. Emergency officials said that the town’s 5,000 residents weren’t in any immediate danger, but urged them to stay indoors and tightly close windows and doors to avoid inhaling ash particles that could lead to allergic reactions and respiratory illness. Ash fall is predicted to continue for at least 10 days after the October 27 eruptions.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 10/29/2010
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
