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Suwanose-jima volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: EXPLODED AT 20170228/0604Z FL050 STNR OBS VA DTG: 28/0600Z

Tue, 28 Feb 2017, 06:30 |
Satellite image of Suwanose-jima volcano on 28 Feb 2017
Satellite image of Suwanose-jima volcano on 28 Feb 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVFE01 at 06:20 UTC, 28/02/17 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20170228/0620Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: SUWANOSEJIMA 282030
PSN: N2938 E12943
AREA: JAPAN
SUMMIT ELEV: 796M
ADVISORY NR: 2017/15
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8 JMA
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: NIL
ERUPTION DETAILS: EXPLODED AT 20170228/0604Z FL050 STNR
OBS VA DTG: 28/0600Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL050 010/3KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: NOT AVBL
RMK: WE WILL ISSUE FURTHER ADVISORY IF VA IS DETECTED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES=

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stratovolcano 799 m/ 2,621 ft
Ryukyu Islands (Japan), 29.64°N / 129.72°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Suwanose-jima volcano eruptions:
2004 (Oct) - ongoing: intermittent strombolian-type activity
Since 1949: essentially continuous activity
2000 (Dec) - Jul 2004 (Jul): strombolian activity, 1999 (Jan-Feb, June), 1996 (Dec) - 1997 (Apr), 1949-96, 1940, 1938, 1934 (?), 1925, 1921-22, 1915 (?), 1914 (?), 1889, 1885, 1884, 1877, 1813-14 (sub-plinian Bunka eruption), around 1600 AD (large explosive eruption)
Typical eruption style
explosive, strombolian