The NOAA/CIMSS VOLCAT system is experimentally run at Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) at the University of Wisconsin using near real-time NOAA satellite data in support of volcano monitoring and forecasting. One data source available to VOLCAT is the GOES-16 Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) data. GOES-16 ABI is providing frequent observations of the on-going […]
ContinueThe VOLCAT Event Dashboard (https://volcano.ssec.wisc.edu/event-dashboard/) was developed to facilitate more timely uptake of VOLCAT alerts. Feedback from end-users was very favorable and one common theme for future improvement was for more granular volcano filters that gives users more control over which volcanoes will appear on the user’s instance of the Event Dashboard, should an event […]
ContinueAn explosive eruption at the Kilauea summit occurred near dawn local time on May 17, 2018 according to the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center indicates that the eruption reached 30,000 feet. Meteorological remote sensing tools like satellites and weather radars can provide complimentary information about clouds produced by explosive volcanic […]
ContinueEnhanced eruptive activity at Kilauea continued on May 15, 2018, with lava flows and volcanic gas and ash emissions. Clouds have prevented satellite detection of SO2 and ash emissions for much the overnight hours Monday (May 14) night and early morning hours on Tuesday (May 15) (local time). A S-NPP overpass at 1206 UTC 15 […]
ContinueThe USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory raised the aviation alert level for Kilauea from Orange to Red on Tuesday, 15 May 2018. The alert level was raised in response to an increase in the intensity of ash emissions from the summit crater. False color imagery from the Himawari-8 satellite can be used to identify and track […]
ContinueThe eruption of the Kilauea volcano continued on May 14, 2018, resulting in lava flows and enhanced sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions. Clouds of SO2 can be hazardous to human health. Geostationary (GEO) and low earth orbiting (LEO) meteorological satellites (e.g., GOES-15, Himawari-8, and S-NPP) can be useful for identifying positive surface temperature anomalies associated with […]
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