Batu Tara volcano (Flores Sea, Indonesia): low activity, no recent ash plumes
Thu, 25 Aug 2016, 16:02
16:02 PM | BY: T
Steam plume from Batu Tara volcano today seen on Suomi NPP satellite (NASA)
Heat signal from Batu Tara volcano (MIROVA)
The heat signal from the volcano has been only intermittent and low and no significant ash emissions have been detected on satellite imagery during the past months (since about Dec 2015). Only a gas plume is visible on clear weather satellite imagery on most days.
This indicates that the volcano is no longer producing the violent explosions we used to see during our regular expeditions in past years, usually in November each year as the best time weather-wise.
Whether or not milder strombolian activity (which would not need to produce strong signals seen from space) currently continues at the crater is unknown.
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Thu, 3 Dec 2015, 11:28
Impressions of strombolian and vulcanian activity from Batu Tara volcano observed during our recent expedition from 23-26 Nov 2015. ... Read all
Sat, 28 Nov 2015, 05:50
We just returned from a 3-days expedition to the island during 23-26 Nov: the volcano's activity was overall at similar levels as during the previous visits between 2012-June this year, but highly variable from day to day: ... Read all
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