Bagana volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA PLUME LAST OBS TO FL070 EXT W AT 04/0040Z. / VolcanoDiscovery

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Bagana volcano

lava cone (stratovolcano) 1750 m / 5,741 ft
Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, -6.14°S / 155.2°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Bagana volcano eruptions:
2012, 1972-2011, 1970-71, 1968, 1966-67, 1964-65, 1962-63, 1961, 1959(?)-60, 1953, 1952, 1948-51, 1945-47, 1943, 1939, 1938, 1937, 1909(?), 1908, 1899, 1897, 1894-95, 1883, 1865-83, 1842
Typical eruption style:
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Bagana volcano: news and activity updates

Bagana volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA PLUME LAST OBS TO FL070 EXT W AT 04/0040Z.

Friday Nov 04, 2016 10:00 AM |

Satellite image of Bagana volcano on 4 Nov 2016

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU0300 at 09:55 UTC, 04/11/16 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20161104/1000Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: BAGANA 255020
PSN: S0608 E15512
AREA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
SUMMIT ELEV: 1855M
ADVISORY NR: 2016/329
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA PLUME LAST OBS TO FL070 EXT W AT
04/0040Z.
OBS VA DTG: 04/1000Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL070 S0632 E15419 - S0612 E15513 - S0605
E15513 - S0600 E15413 MOV W 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 04/1600Z SFC/FL070 S0600 E15413 - S0632
E15419 - S0612 E15513 - S0605 E15513
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 04/2200Z SFC/FL070 S0600 E15413 - S0632
E15419 - S0612 E15513 - S0605 E15513
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 05/0400Z SFC/FL070 S0600 E15413 - S0632
E15419 - S0612 E15513 - S0605 E15513
RMK: VA CURRENTLY NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON SAT IMAGERY DUE TO MET
CLOUD, HENCE LOW CONFIDENCE IN T+0 POLYGON. VA HEIGHT AND
MOVEMENT BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 IMAGERY AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20161104/1600Z

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