Reventador volcano (Ecuador) activity update activity update: constant steam and gas emission from growing lava dome
Fri, 13 Jan 2012, 00:01 | BY: T
IG reported that staff conducting fieldwork at Reventador during 6-7 January observed constant emissions of gas-and-steam rising about 300 m above the crater and drifting WNW. The emissions originated from a growing lava dome that was a few tens of meters above the crater rim and almost filled the base. (USGS/Smithsonian Weekly Activity Report (3-10 Jan 2012)
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Wed, 4 Jan 2012, 06:00
Reventador volcano (Ecuador) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 4 January-10 January 2012 (New Activity / Unrest)
IG reported that staff conducting fieldwork at Reventador during 6-7 January observed constant emissions of gas-and-steam rising about 300 m above the crater and drifting WNW. The emissions originated from a growing lava dome that was a few tens of meters above the crater rim and almost filled the base. ... Read all
Wed, 3 Aug 2011, 06:00
Reventador volcano (Ecuador) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 3 August-9 August 2011 (New Activity / Unrest)
The IG reported that scientists conducting an overflight of Reventador on 14 July noted that the lava dome at the top of the 2008 cone continued to grow, filling the crater. The dome had reached the same height as the highest part of the crater rim, formed during 2002. Intense fumarolic activity produced continuous plumes. ... Read all
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