![GOSAT PROJECT [ THE GREENHOUSE GASES OBSERVING SATELLITE: GOSAT 'IBUKI' ]](../../img/img_top.jpg)
2010
November, 2010
November 2, 11 2010
Cloud and aerosol sensor called "CAI" onboard the "IBUKI" (GOSAT) satellite captured ash plumes spouting from Mt. Sheveluch (or Shiveluch) volcano in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula as well as those by Mt. Merapi in the Java Island, Indonesia.
(2010/11/11 : Figure 4 was added.)
A. Mt. Sheveluch volcano in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Figure 1. Image of ash plumes spouting from Mt. Sheveluch volcano observed on October 28, 2010.
The image shows the largely spreading ash plume looking yellowish on the image.
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Figure 2. Image of Mt. Sheveluch volcano and its ash plumes observed on September 7, 2010.
State of the volcano is well-observed under the clear sky. A Long-cloud seeming to be floating from the peak is the ash plumes.
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B. Mt. Merapi volcano in the Java Island, Indonesia
Figure 3. Image of ash plumes spouting from Mt. Merapi volcano observed on October 28, 2010.
A black arrow indicates the location of the volcano, and a yellowish hazy part around the point of the arrow denotes the ash plumes.(Click here to zoom the image)
Figure 4. Indonesia's Mt. Merapi began to erupt on 26 October 2010 and continues massive volcanic activities for more than 2 weeks. Another image of the living volcano was captured at 05:08 UTC (14:08 JST) 10 November 2010, and it shows billowing ash plumes flowing toward west.(Click here to zoom the image)
