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...

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Published inNatural hazards and earth system sciences Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 871 - 874
Main Authors Shevtsov, Boris M, Firstov, Pavel P, Cherneva, Nina V, Holzworth, Robert H, Akbashev, Renat R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 01.03.2016
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Accuracy
Atmospheric electricity
Earthquakes
Electric fields
Electrification
Explosives detection
Lightning
Lightning discharges
Lightning location
Observatories
Remote sensing
Satellite observation
Satellites
Sea level
Seismic data
Seismological data
Velocity
Volcanic activity
Volcanic eruptions
Volcanoes
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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.
ISSN:1684-9981
1561-8633
1684-9981
DOI:10.5194/nhess-16-871-2016