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How big is the 2009 Redoubt lava dome?
April 28, 2010 - 09:15
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The lava dome is 70 million cubic meters. For Flattop fans, the lava dome would be equivalent to a significant portion of this popular peak, as shown by the red portion in this figure.
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Here's a topographic map of Flattop (a mountain near Anchorage), with the lava dome volume superimposed in plan view (the heavy red line). Each of the section squares is a square mile.
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If we spread the lava out in a three foot thick layer, it would cover a large portion of Anchorage - 27 square miles!
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This amount of lava is equivalent to about 500 ConocoPhillips towers - currently the tallest building in the state of Alaska (22 stories, 90 m/296 ft).
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Here's a view of the Redoubt lava dome in November, 2009.
70 million cubic meters is difficult to imagine. This volume for the 2009 Redoubt lava dome was calculated by USGS geologist Angie Diefenbach at the Cascades Volcano Observatory, using oblique airphotos taken by AVO geoscientists.

These are some cool ways to visualize 70 million cubic meters, put together by AVO volunteer scientist Doug Robbins and AVO geologist Tina Neal.

Also, the lava dome could provide a 2x2x2 foot block of lava to every American (about 304 million people). Think of the shipping charges!
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ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY WEEKLY UPDATE
Friday, June 25, 2010 10:57 AM (Friday, June 25, 2010 18:57 UTC)


No eruptive activity or unrest has been detected at volcanoes in Alaska this week.

MONITORED ALASKAN VOLCANOES

Seismic activity is monitored in real time at 27 volcanoes in Alaska. Satellite images of all Alaskan volcanoes are analyzed daily for evidence of ash plumes and elevated surface temperatures. Some volcanoes may currently display anomalous behavior but are not considered to be at a dangerous level of unrest. Akutan, Augustine, Dutton, Fisher, Gareloi, Great Sitkin, Griggs, Iliamna, Isanotski, Kanaga, Katmai, Mageik, Makushin, Martin, Novarupta, Okmok, Pavlof, Redoubt, Shishaldin, Snowy, Spurr, Tanaga, Trident, Ugashik-Peulik, Ukinrek Maars, Westdahl, and Wrangell volcanoes are in color code GREEN and volcano alert level Normal. All are at or near normal levels of background seismicity.

Please see http://www.avo.alaska.edu/color_codes.php for complete definitions of Aviation color codes and Volcano alert levels.

VOLCANO INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET: http://www.avo.alaska.edu
RECORDING ON THE STATUS OF ALASKA'S VOLCANOES (907) 786-7478

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Chris Waythomas, Acting Scientist-in-Charge, USGS
chris@usgs.gov (907) 786-7497

Steve McNutt, Coordinating Scientist, UAF
steve@giseis.alaska.edu (907) 474-7131

The Alaska Volcano Observatory is a cooperative program of the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.
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