Elevated thermal signals from Kamchatkan volcanoes, July 16 2012

Four volcanoes all show elevated thermal signals at 16:57 UTC. Weak reflectance seen in visible channels so thermal signals might be slightly higher than true elevated temperatures due to sunlight effect.

Sector at 16:57 UTC.


Elevated volcanoes shown by yellow circles.

Karymsky - 16:57 UTC July 16, 2012 

 MIR = 17:48 C 

TIR background = -0.42 C 

MIR above background = 17.9 C 

Time averaged effusion rate = 1.3 m³/s (9 obs)

Kizimen - 16:57 UTC July 16, 2012 

 MIR = 26.42 C 

TIR background = 6.53 C 

MIR above background = 19.89 C 

Time averaged effusion rate = 2.1 m³/s (11 obs)

Kluichevskoi/Bezymianny - 16:57 UTC July 16, 2012 

 MIR = 18.16 C 

TIR background = 2.06 C 

MIR above background = 16.1 C 

Time averaged effusion rate = 0.8 m³/s (5 obs)

Shiveluch- 16:57 UTC July 16, 2012 

 MIR = 33.92 C 

TIR background = 5.42 C 

MIR above background = 28.5 C 

Time averaged effusion rate = 2.4 m³/s (15 obs)