Santa Ana volcano (El Salvador) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 7 September-13 September 2005 (Continuing Activity)
Wed, 7 Sep 2005, 06:00
06:00 AM | BY: VNDuring the report period, gas plumes rose to ~500 m above the volcano (or 9,400 ft a.s.l.) and the sulfur-dioxide flux was over 1,000 metric tons per day. Satellite imagery showed a thermal anomaly at the volcano on several days. Santa Ana remained at Alert Level Yellow Phase 1.
Source: Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (SNET)
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From: Global Volcanism Program, 2005. Report on Santa Ana. In: Mayberry, G (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 7 September-13 September 2005. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.
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