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Monitoring and reporting of Kamchatkan and North Kurile Islands volcanic eruptions: 

Monitoring and reporting of Kamchatkan and North Kurile Islands volcanic eruptions Evgenii Gordeev*, Sergei Senjukov**and Olga A.Girina* * Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FED RAS, Russia ** Kamchatkan Department, Geophysical Service, RAS, Russia

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Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Responsible Area

Air Routes and Volcanoes of the North Pacific: 

Air Routes and Volcanoes of the North Pacific *>100 volcanoes from Alaska to the Kuriles *5-6 explosive eruptions/yr *20,000 passengers and more than 150 flights per day

Because ash clouds can cross FIRs…: 

Because ash clouds can cross FIRs… Alaid, 1981 Klyuchevskoy, 1994 …eruptions in the North Pacific require an international response Anchorage ACC Petropavlovsk ACC Oakland ACC Tokyo ACC Dave Schneider, AVO Dave Schneider, AVO

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KVERT IVS and EMSD cooperation 11 seismically monitored volcanoes Ground observers, pilot reports, 3 real-time video Satellite surveillance Daily and Weekly updates Emergency call-downs

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Seismic monitoring Klyuchevskoy volcano 04.01.24

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Volcanic activity: Visual observation Sheveluch volcano, 2001 Bezymianny volcano Photo by Yu. Demyanchuk 03.10.06 Photo by Yu. Demyanchuk Klyuchevskoy volcano Karymsky volcano Photo by K. Maguskin 21.04.04

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Volcanic activity: Video observation Sheveluch volcano Bezymianny volcano Klyuchevskoy volcano Bezymianny volcano Kamen

Comparison of the real heights with calculated heights.Vertical scale – calculated height using seismic data.Horizontal scale – real height: 

Comparison of the real heights with calculated heights. Vertical scale – calculated height using seismic data. Horizontal scale – real height 25% 0% 25%

Satellite monitoring: 

Satellite monitoring Near real-time analysis of satellite data for a detection of ash plumes and thermal anomalies at the volcanoes Klyuchevskoy, 1994 NASA AVHRR, AVO, USA TERRA MODIS, Dalinformgeocenter, Sakhalin, Russia Dalinformgeocenter, Sakhalin, Russia Ash plume from Sheveluch volcano extended >500 km up to Bering Island Sheveluch, 2004 Chikurachki volcano TERRA MODIS TERRA MODIS AVHRR, KCCM

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Seismicity and thermal anomaly of Bezymianny volcano, Dec. 2002 Thermal anomaly (NOAA12) Shallow earthquakes Number of earthquakes Ash explosion Number of pixels Date

Collecting data : 

Collecting data Seismic, visual, video, satellite data Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FED RAS Visual, video, satellite, historical, petrophysical data State Enterprise Dalinformgeocenter, Sakhalin Alaska Volcano Observatory Yelizovo Airport Meteorological Center Tokyo VAAC SVERT Sakhalin visual data from meteo-stations and pilots Satellite data different data different data different data Kamchatkan Department, Geophysical Service RAS

Sending information: 

Sending information Eruption notification; Daily (Russian and English), weekly volcano summaries Kamchatkan Department, Geophysical Service RAS Smithsonian Institution USA SVERT Sakhalin Alaska Volcano Observatory Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FED RAS Yelizovo Airport Meteorological Center State Enterprise Dalinformgeocenter, Sakhalin State Unitary Enterprise Kamchataeronavigatziya Tokyo VAAC

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Kamchatkan Department, Geophysical Service RAS Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FED RAS Anchorage VAAC Tokyo VAAC Yelizovo Airport Meteorological Center Federal Unitary Enterprise State ATM Corporation of Russia State Unitary Enterprise Kamchataeronavigatziya Smithsonian Institution USA Russia Gydrometeorological Service State Enterprise Dalinformgeocenter, Sakhalin SVERT Sakhalin Russia Ministry of Emergency Kamchatkan Center of Connection and Monitoring Alaska Volcano Observatory