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

Undertoad · 11-01-2006, 12:23 PM

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 · 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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

11-01-2006, 01:01 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Alaska has the biggest everything......even zits. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-01-2006, 02:18 PM	#3
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	This make me wonder what happened to my friend who said he wanted to go to Alaska after grad. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

11-01-2006, 05:01 PM	#6
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	The Cleveland Volcano would be an excellent name for a sports team, or a bar. __________________ A genius is one who can do anything except make a living. - Joey Lauren Adams

11-02-2006, 03:04 PM	#11
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	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...). __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-02-2006, 03:06 PM	#12
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	There's a steam plume coming off of Mt Cleveland in Bruce's pic, too. Cool. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-01-2006, 04:19 PM	#4
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	I'd like to see a broader view because all three islands are volcanoes, judging from the shape and snow pattern.

11-01-2006, 08:35 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	And they say they don't make any new land.

11-02-2006, 10:47 AM	#9
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	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 . . .

11-02-2006, 11:47 AM	#10
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	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.

11-02-2006, 05:27 PM	#14
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	hmm... maybe trans continental? prevailing winds blah blah... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-02-2006, 06:06 PM	#15
Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	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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