Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2016, Vol. 13, No. 5, pp. 315-319
Resuspended ash of Sheveluch volcano
O.A. Girina
1 , A.А. Sorokin
2 , D.V. Melnikov
1 , A.G. Manevich
1 , Yu.S. Krasheninnikova
3 1 Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Россия
2 Computing Center of Far Eastern Branch RAS, Khabarovsk, Russia
3 Space Research Institute RAS, Moscow, Russia
Accepted: 18.10.2016
DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2016-13-5-315-319
Resuspended ash is common in the areas of active volcanism and can be dangerous for ecosystems, human being and animals, different means of transport including local aviation. According to KVERT scientists data, a formation of resuspended ash plumes on Kamchatka occurs in the area of Sheveluch volcano annually, mainly from August to mid-October within two days. For example, these plumes observed on August, 3, 2011, September, 15–16 and October, 3–4, 2015, September, 28–29 and October, 2–4, 2016. Dense ash plumes rising 3 km above the surface to a.s.l. and 16–22 km in width drifted 600 km to the south-east from the volcano. Analysis of various satellite data in the VolSatView information system revealed typical features of Sheveluch resuspended ash plumes. The largest concentration of ash particles is observed in ash plumes at a distance of 60–70 km from the volcano; its width on the land for over 100 km reaches 16–22 km and is 1–2 km thick from the earth's surface; a wide ash-rich plume is retained in the atmosphere from 3–5 hours to several days.
Keywords: resuspended ash, Sheveluch volcano, satellite data, IS VolSatView, PUFF model
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