The Cellar - November 1, 2006: Clearing the queue, day two: nature at work in Alaska

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Undertoad

11-01-2006 12:23 PM

November 1, 2006: Clearing the queue, day two: nature at work in Alaska

http://cellar.org/2006/clevelandvolcano.jpg

I do in fact have more queue here! This is the Cleveland Volcano, photographed from the ISS
and detailed by NASA here.

Quote:

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.

http://cellar.org/2006/cloudstreets2.jpg

This is another image of "cloud streets", which IotD first documented here.

xoxoxoBruce

11-01-2006 01:01 PM

Alaska has the biggest everything......even zits.;)

morethanpretty

11-01-2006 02:18 PM

This make me wonder what happened to my friend who said he wanted to go to Alaska after grad.

Katkeeper

11-01-2006 04:19 PM

I'd like to see a broader view because all three islands are volcanoes, judging from the shape and snow pattern.

Elspode

11-01-2006 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by morethanpretty

This make me wonder what happened to my friend who said he wanted to go to Alaska after grad.

Probably swept into the ocean by a giant lahar...

milkfish

11-01-2006 05:01 PM

The Cleveland Volcano would be an excellent name for a sports team, or a bar.

xoxoxoBruce

11-01-2006 08:29 PM

Quote:

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.

Undertoad

11-01-2006 08:35 PM

And they say they don't make any new land.

CaliforniaMama

11-02-2006 10:47 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

11-02-2006 11:47 AM

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

11-02-2006 03:04 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

11-02-2006 03:06 PM

There's a steam plume coming off of Mt Cleveland in Bruce's pic, too. Cool.

Wombat

11-02-2006 03:54 PM

Quote:

Ash plumes from Cleveland Volcano have reached heights of 12 kilometers and can present a hazard to trans-Atlantic jet flights.

Should that be trans-Pacific?

Griff

11-02-2006 05:27 PM

hmm... maybe trans continental? prevailing winds blah blah...

Katkeeper

11-02-2006 06:06 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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