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November 1, 2006: Clearing the queue, day two: nature at work in Alaska
I do in fact have more queue here! This is the Cleveland Volcano, photographed from the ISS
and detailed by NASA here.
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This image, acquired shortly after the beginning of the eruption, captures the ash plume moving west-southwest from the summit vent. The eruption was short-lived; the plume had completely detached from the volcano summit two hours later. Ash plumes from Cleveland Volcano have reached heights of 12 kilometers and can present a hazard to trans-Atlantic jet flights. The fog bank visible at image top center is a common feature of the Aleutian volcanoes. Cleveland Volcano, situated on the western half of Chuginadak Island, is one of the most active of the volcanoes in the Aleutian Island chain extending west-southwest from the Alaska mainland. |
This is another image of "cloud streets", which IotD first documented here.
xoxoxoBruce Wednesday Nov 1 02:01 PM
Alaska has the biggest everything......even zits.
morethanpretty Wednesday Nov 1 03:18 PM
This make me wonder what happened to my friend who said he wanted to go to Alaska after grad.
Katkeeper Wednesday Nov 1 05:19 PM
I'd like to see a broader view because all three islands are volcanoes, judging from the shape and snow pattern.
Elspode Wednesday Nov 1 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by morethanpretty
This make me wonder what happened to my friend who said he wanted to go to Alaska after grad.
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milkfish Wednesday Nov 1 06:01 PM
The Cleveland Volcano would be an excellent name for a sports team, or a bar.
xoxoxoBruce Wednesday Nov 1 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Katkeeper
I'd like to see a broader view because all three islands are volcanoes, judging from the shape and snow pattern.
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Undertoad Wednesday Nov 1 09:35 PM
And they say they don't make any new land.
CaliforniaMama Thursday Nov 2 11:47 AM
Okay, this is weird, but at first glance, seeing just the top of the image, these looked like mushrooms to me . . . but that was pre-tea . . .
Katkeeper Thursday Nov 2 12:47 PM
Thanks for the images Bruce! The volcanoes look wonderful. It looks like Herbert had a big explosion with a lovely large crater as evidence. Now I want to fly over the Aleutians on a clear day.
Elspode Thursday Nov 2 04:04 PM
Hey, CaMama! What part of the Left Coast are you in, anyway? I'm a native Californian (although I moved away when I was three...).
Elspode Thursday Nov 2 04:06 PM
There's a steam plume coming off of Mt Cleveland in Bruce's pic, too. Cool.
Wombat Thursday Nov 2 04:54 PM
| Ash plumes from Cleveland Volcano have reached heights of 12 kilometers and can present a hazard to trans-Atlantic jet flights. |
Griff Thursday Nov 2 06:27 PM
hmm... maybe trans continental? prevailing winds blah blah...
Katkeeper Thursday Nov 2 07:06 PM
How about Great Circles? The navigation routes - shortest distance between 2 points - are figured on great circles, but I don't have a globe handy to figure them out.
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