Westdahl 1996/3
Start: March 1, 1996 [1]
Event Type: Not an eruption
- Meterologic clouds - no eruption [1]
Description: From Neal and McGimsey (1997): "AVO detected a plume-like cloud with a negative Band 4-5 signature on an AVHRR image of Unimak Island on the morning of March 1, 1996. Subsequent analysis with NWS colleagues and lack of any confirmation of an eruption by pilots let to the conclusion that the cloud was meterologic in nature. The cloud suggested possible activity at Westdahl, which makes up much of the southwest portion of Unimak Island, 50 miles west of False Pass and 125 miles northeast of Akutan."
References Cited
[1] 1996 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 1997
Neal, Christina, and McGimsey, R. G., 1997, 1996 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-0433, 34 p.
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Complete Eruption References
1996 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 1997
Neal, Christina, and McGimsey, R. G., 1997, 1996 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-0433, 34 p.
full-text PDF 795 KB 