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November 17, 2014 - Ash plume from Zhupanovsky, Kamchatka Peninsula (afternoon overpass)
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On November 7, 2014 a new phase of eruptions at the Zhupanovsky volcano began, with an explosion that that reached a cloud of ash up to 10 kilometers (32,800 feet) over Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Several smaller eruptions, along with rising ash, continued in the following days.
A plume was still visible on November 9, as can be seen in this image acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite. On that date the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) reported ash plumes rising to altitudes of 3-4 km (9,800 – 13,100 ft) and drifting 190 – 250 km southeast.
Zhupanovsky had been erupting since June, 2014 but the eruption had been considered complete in mid-October, 2014. Based on inactivity, in early November, the Aviation Color Code had been reduced to Yellow. It was raised to Orange again on November 8 after the resumption of activity.
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Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 11/9/2014
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
On November 7, 2014 a new phase of eruptions at the Zhupanovsky volcano began, with an explosion that that reached a cloud of ash up to 10 kilometers (32,800 feet) over Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Several smaller eruptions, along with rising ash, continued in the following days.
A plume was still visible on November 9, as can be seen in this image acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite. On that date the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) reported ash plumes rising to altitudes of 3-4 km (9,800 – 13,100 ft) and drifting 190 – 250 km southeast.
Zhupanovsky had been erupting since June, 2014 but the eruption had been considered complete in mid-October, 2014. Based on inactivity, in early November, the Aviation Color Code had been reduced to Yellow. It was raised to Orange again on November 8 after the resumption of activity.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 11/9/2014
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
