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Karymsky Volcano
Caption:
Eruption of the Karymsky volcano in Kamchatka, Russia. [Image 1 of 2 related images; see also, Volcanic Activity, Kamchatka Peninsula.]
More about this Image
Just off Kamchatka Peninsula which curves down from the Russian mainland, the pacific plate plunges under the North American plate, giving rise to dozens of active volcanoes. National Science Foundation (NSF) grantee Jonathan Lees, an associate professor of geological sciences, has been studying the area and it’s surrounding volcanoes for years, setting up an array of seismic instruments on Kamchatka.
A large earthquake triggered the initial eruption of the Karymsky volcano on January 1, 1996. After the initial eruption, Karymsky started a three-year period of intermittent explosive activity. Small explosions were observed every five to 15 minutes, with varying lava flows and considerable harmonic tremor. In the distance, Karyasky and Avachinsky volcanoes can be seen to the south. The city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky lies behind these very active volcanoes.
This work was supported by NSF grants EAR 96-14639, “Side Edge of Kamchatka Slab” [6/1/97–7/31/00]; and EAR 94-18990, “Supplement to: Collaborative Research: RUI: Paleogene Collision and Obduction of the far-traveled Olyutorsky Island Arc, Northern Kamchatka, Russian Far East” [7/1/96-6/30/07].
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| Credit: |
Photo by Jonathan M. Lees |
| Decade of Image: |
1990 - 1999 |
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Categories:
EARTH SCIENCE / Volcanoes, Earthquakes
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No additional restrictions--beyond NSF's general restrictions--have been placed on this image. For a list of general restrictions that apply to this and all images in the NSF Image Library, see the section "Conditions".
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