Lightning and electrical activity during the Shiveluch volcano eruption on 16 November 2014
According to World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) data, a sequence of lightning discharges was detected which occurred in the area of the explosive eruption of Shiveluch volcano on 16 November 2014 in Kamchatka. Information on the ash cloud motion was confirmed by the measurements of atmosp...
| Published in: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-871-2016 https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00013731 https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00013687/nhess-16-871-2016.pdf https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/16/871/2016/nhess-16-871-2016.pdf |
| Summary: | According to World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) data, a sequence of lightning discharges was detected which occurred in the area of the explosive eruption of Shiveluch volcano on 16 November 2014 in Kamchatka. Information on the ash cloud motion was confirmed by the measurements of atmospheric electricity, satellite observations and meteorological and seismic data. It was concluded that WWLLN resolution is enough to detect the earlier stage of volcanic explosive eruption when electrification processes develop the most intensively. The lightning method has the undeniable advantage for the fast remote sensing of volcanic electric activity anywhere in the world. There is a good opportunity for the development of WWLLN technology to observe explosive volcanic eruptions. |
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