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KVERT Information Release
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Kamchatkan and Northern Kuriles Volcanic Activity
KVERT INFORMATION RELEASE 06-10
Sunday, February 07, 2010, 23:30 UTC (Monday, February 08, 11:30 KST)

KAMCHATKA:

BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO: 55°58'N, 160°36'E; Elevation 2,895 m
CURRENT AVIATION COLOR CODE IS ORANGE
PREVIOUS AVIATION COLOR CODE WAS YELLOW

Probably strong explosive eruption of Bezymianny volcano is preparing. Ash explosions > 10 km (>32,800 ft) ASL could occur at any time from February 07 till February 10. The activity of the volcano could affect international and low-flying aircraft.

Strong volcanic activity of Klyuchevskoy volcano obscures seismic data of Bezymianny from January 04, 2010, till present. Clouds obscured the volcano last week. But according to satellite data (NOAA-15 (3), a big thermal anomaly with temperature of 58,6 degrees of Celsius over the lava dome was registering at 18:05 on February 07, 2010. There was noted a high temperature of anomaly last two nights.

http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/current/bzm/index.html


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE CONTACT:

Dr. Olga Girina, KVERT, IVS FED RAS
E-mail: girina@kscnet.ru
Tel. (41522) 58627

Oxana Khuzeeva, KVERT, KB GS RAS
E-mail: ssl@emsd.ru
Tel. (41522) 59523

John Power, Acting Scientist-in-Charge, USGS
E-mail: jpower@usgs.gov
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

Aviation Color Codes
GREEN
Volcano is in typical background, noneruptive state or, after a change from a higher level, volcanic activity has ceased and volcano has returned to noneruptive background state.
YELLOW
Volcano is exhibiting signs of elevated unrest above known background level or, after a change from a higher level, volcanic activity has decreased significantly but continues to be closely monitored for possible renewed increase.
ORANGE
Volcano is exhibiting heightened or escalating unrest with increased potential of eruption, timeframe uncertain, OR eruption is underway with no or minor volcanic-ash emissions [ash-plume height specified, if possible].
RED
Eruption is imminent with significant emission of volcanic ash into the atmosphere likely OR eruption is underway or suspected with significant emission of volcanic ash into the atmosphere [ash-plume height specified, if possible].
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