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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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