Ruapehu volcano (New Zealand): increased crater lake temerature and seismic activity
Mi, 17. Apr 2019, 22:10
22:10 PM | VON: LEO
The Ruapehu crater lake during winter. (image: GNS Science)
For the last 10 years temperatures of the summit crater lake have cycled between ~15 and 45°C over 12 month periods. Since September 2018 lake temperatures have remained at ~30°C. Over the past two weeks the temperatures have risen again at a rate of 0.5°C per day, to 42°C on April 9. Consistant with previous periods heating cycles a moderate volcanic tremor has accompanied this rise in temperature.
Previously, eruptions have been observed to occur more frequently when the lake temperature exceed 45°C, although this was not the case in 2016 when a temperature of 46°C was observed with no eruption.
Both the Volcanic Alert Level (level 1) and Aviation Code (Green) remain unchanged.
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- report from Geonet (Geonet - GNS Science)
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