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Title: Evaluating the state-of-the-art in remote volcanic eruption characterization Part I: Raikoke volcano, Kuril Islands

Journal Article · · Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [5];  [6];  [7];  [8];  [8];  [9];  [10];  [10];  [10];  [11];  [12];  [13]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Carnegie Inst. of Science, Washington, DC (United States)
  2. Alaska Volcano Observatory, Anchorage, AK (United States)
  3. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
  4. Cardiff Univ., Wales (United Kingdom)
  5. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
  6. Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States)
  7. US Geological Survey, Vancouver, WA (United States). Cascades Volcano Observatory
  8. US Geological Survey, Moffett Field, CA (United States). California Volcano Observatory
  9. Carnegie Inst. of Science, Washington, DC (United States)
  10. Inst. of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russian Federation)
  11. Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt (Netherlands)
  12. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States); Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission (Chile)
  13. Nanyang Technological University

Raikoke, a small, unmonitored volcano in the Kuril Islands, erupted in June 2019. We integrate data from satellites (including Sentinel-2, TROPOMI, MODIS, Himawari-8), the International Monitoring System (IMS) infrasound network, and global lightning detection network (GLD360) with information from local authorities and social media to retrospectively characterize the eruptive sequence and improve understanding of the pre-, syn- and post- eruptive behavior. In this work, we observe six infrasound pulses beginning on 21 June at 17:49:55 UTC as well as the main Plinian phase on 21 June at 22:29 UTC. Each pulse is tracked in space and time using lightning and satellite imagery as the plumes drift eastward. Post-eruption visible satellite imagery shows expansion of the island's surface area, an increase in crater size, and a possibly-linked algal bloom south of the island. We use thermal satellite imagery and plume modeling to estimate plume height at 10–12 km asl and 1.5–2 × 106 kg/s mass eruption rate. Remote infrasound data provide insight into syn-eruptive changes in eruption intensity. Our analysis illustrates the value of interdisciplinary analyses of remote data to illuminate eruptive processes. However, our inability to identify deformation, pre-eruptive outgassing, and thermal signals, which may reflect the relatively short duration (~12 h) of the eruption and minimal land area around the volcano and/or the character of closed-system eruptions, highlights current limitations in the application of remote sensing for eruption detection and characterization.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
1812688
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--21-27107
Journal Information:
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Journal Name: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research Vol. 419; ISSN 0377-0273
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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