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Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL130 MOV W AT 13/2120Z OBS VA DTG: 13/2145Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)

Thu, 13 Aug 2020, 22:00 | BY: VN
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 13 Aug 2020
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 13 Aug 2020
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 13000 ft (4000 m) altitude or flight level 130 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU04 at 21:45 UTC, 13/08/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200813/2145Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/155
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA OBS TO FL130 MOV W AT 13/2120Z
OBS VA DTG: 13/2145Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL130 S0804 E11244 - S0807 E11243 - S0807
E11239 - S0803 E11240 MOV W 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 14/0345Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 14/0945Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 14/1545Z NO VA EXP
RMK: DISCRETE ERUPTION OF VA TO FL130 MOVING W OBS ON RGB
AND IR SATELLITE IMAGERY. VA EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE WITHIN
2HRS. VA HEIGHT DERIVED FROM IR TEMP, MODEL GUIDANCE AND
RECENT ERUPTIVE BEHAVIOUR.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20200814/0345Z

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Wed, 12 Aug 2020, 06:00

Semeru volcano (Eastern Java, Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 12 August-18 August 2020 (Continuing Activity)

The Darwin VAAC reported, based on satellite images and weather models, that on 14 and 16 August ash plumes from Semeru rose to an altitude of 4 km (13,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted W and WSW. A thermal anomaly was visible on 16 August. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4). ... Read all
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Semeru volcano
Stratovolcano 3676 m (12,060 ft)
East Java, Indonesia, -8.11°S / 112.92°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Semeru volcano eruptions:
1818, 1829, 1830, 1832, 1836, 1838, 1842, 1844, 1845, 1848, 1849(?), 1851, 1856, 1857, 1865, 1866(?), 1887, 1887, 1888, 1889-91, 1892, 1893, 1893-94, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1941-42, 1945, 1946, 1946-47, 1950-64, 1967-ongoing
Typical eruption style
Explosive. Near constant strombolian activity, occasionally stronger explosions, lava flows and pyroclastic flows.
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