Shishaldin 2008/1
Start: January 8, 2008 [1]
Event Type: Explosive
- Steam [1]
- Fumarolic or hydrothermal activity [1]
- Tephra plume [1]
- Phreatic [1]
Description: From Neal and others (2011): "AVO received a number of calls during 2008 regarding possible steam and ash emissions from Shishaldin. The first caller on January 8 reported a plume rising just a few thousand feet above the summit. On February 11, AVO received word from the National Weather Service of several pilot reports of a plume containing ash to an estimated 15,000 ft (4,600 m) ASL and extending south for about 25 mi (40 km). A check of seismicity showed nothing unusual that would reflect an increase in activity or ash emission. A one-time SIGMET was issued by National Weather Service. The following day, the USCG inquired about the status of the volcano and its potential for impacting operations in the area."
References Cited
[1] 2008 Volcanic activity in Alaska, Kamchatka, and the Kurile Islands: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 2011
Neal, C.A., McGimsey, R.G., Dixon, J.P., Cameron, C.E., Nuzhaev, A.A., and Chibisova, Marina, 2011, 2008 Volcanic activity in Alaska, Kamchatka, and the Kurile Islands: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5243, 94 p., available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5243 .
Complete Eruption References
2008 Volcanic activity in Alaska, Kamchatka, and the Kurile Islands: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 2011
Neal, C.A., McGimsey, R.G., Dixon, J.P., Cameron, C.E., Nuzhaev, A.A., and Chibisova, Marina, 2011, 2008 Volcanic activity in Alaska, Kamchatka, and the Kurile Islands: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5243, 94 p., available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5243 .
Alaska Volcano Observatory website, 2005
Alaska Volcano Observatory, 2005-, Alaska Volcano Observatory website: http://www.avo.alaska.edu.