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KVERT Information Release Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
From: Alexander Manevich <mag@xxxxxxxxx>
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KVERT Information Release 42-09, 23:40 UTC, August 01
Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
KVERT INFORMATION RELEASE 42-09
CURRENT CHANGES IN COLOR CODE:
KLYUCHEVSKOY IS NOW AT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE YELLOW
KLYUCHEVSKOY VOLCANO; 56° 03'N, 160° 39'E; Elevation 4,750 m
CURRENT LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE IS YELLOW
PREVIOUS LEVEL OF CONCERN COLOR CODE IS GREEN
Seismic activity of the volcano gradually increased since July 30, continuous volcanic tremor more than 2x10-6 mps is registering. Strong thermal anomaly was observed night-time. Explosive activity with ash and gas-steam plumes is possible.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CONTACT:
Alexander Manevich, KVERT, IVS FED RAS
E-mail: mag@xxxxxxxxx
Tel. (41522) 58325
Tat`yana Kozhevnikova, KVERT, KB GS RAS
E-mail: ssl@xxxxxxx
Tel. (41522) 59523
Dr. Tom Murray, Scientist-in-Charge, USGS
E-mail: tlmurray@xxxxxxxx
Tel. 907-786-7497
The Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) 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). 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 10 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
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