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標題: Erupting Volcanoes on Earth as Seen From Space [打印本頁]

作者: bchew    時間: 2009-12-22 08:34 AM     標題: Erupting Volcanoes on Earth as Seen From Space

One of the most violent but beautiful reminders that we live on ageologically restless planet are volcanic 公仔箱論壇  F) g, l) i+ U$ u
eruptions. Around 550volcanoes have erupted at least once in historic times, and around 50or 60 are 公仔箱論壇. ~; F4 h% Y) e
active each year. On any given day, as many as 10 volcanoesmay be spewing ash or lava somewhere on Earth.5.39.217.77:8898. G' Z# u9 ?4 x8 D! q- k, d
Some volcanoes, such as Mount Etna in Italy, erupt almost constantlyfor years on end. Others, like Mount St. Helens, / q0 ?2 h) }3 m2 V2 `" _, R
erupt rarely andsometimes extremely destructively. Like Etna and Mount St. Helens, manyof the most dangerous 5.39.217.77:8898: r( b7 z/ G1 V
and explosive erupters are stratovolcanoes, whichare made of layers of ash and lava from previous eruptions. ) x4 V7 \5 |2 G
They tendto be steep-sided cone-shaped volcanoes and often rise strikingly abovethe surrounding landscape.6 [( d- v0 O- ^4 V6 E

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! a* Q. v3 W, y. _/ c2 JMany of the stunning images of eruptions captured from space are ofviolent stratovolcanoes, such as the one above
' U+ z0 R2 `% p. U: b5.39.217.77:8898of Kliuchevskoi, themost active volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula. The image abovewas
2 T8 h, S3 x) h0 v7 ]* n& t: C5.39.217.77:8898taken by astronauts on the space shuttle Endeavour in 1994, as an eruption was just getting underway. The ash 公仔箱論壇" x8 `/ R7 a) m3 k% C
plume reached as high as 50,000 feet.
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& w! z3 X- J3 vAugustine Volcano is a 4,100-foot-tall, 7-mile-wide stratovolcano. This eruption was captured by NASA’s Terra
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years. The island’s jagged edges were created by massive avalanches.
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Augustine lies in the Cook Inlet at the eastern end of the Aleutian trench which marks the northernmost portion of the Pacific Ring
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ocean crust descends into the molten mantle below, superheated water is squeezed out and rises up to melt the bottom of tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- j! t; k3 ?; C- K0 a
the continental crust, creating magma that drives the volcanic eruptions) Y  Y! E7 B+ `

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$ y- W4 n" k/ U9 OAstronauts aboard the International Space Station caught a lucky glimpse of the start of this eruption of Sarychev Volcano
7 c0 p/ {9 t5 y  S/ k7 ~5 C公仔箱論壇in the Kuril Islands, northeast of Japan, on June 12, 2009. This was the volcano’s first eruption in 30 years.
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The smooth white cloud, known as a pileus cloud, topping the eruption column may be made of water condensation caused by rising
- G  U4 i2 a$ B* e2 w7 Land cooling of the air above. In contrast, a dark gray cloud of ash near the ground is probably an avalanche of hot ash and rock known 5.39.217.77:8898( H/ b' g% n7 a; g
as a pyroclastic flow.5.39.217.77:8898. Q  H4 E, H  U; z; L" Q2 B

: w8 W0 z7 |; m8 D: I公仔箱論壇This photo sparked a debate among scientists about what caused the hole in the clouds above the eruption. Three possible options came up:TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。0 K$ r2 P$ @7 v+ h. e2 W) t) n

0 s* O9 ]' F, f9 L. G4 M- U, s7 d$ n3 _& D    * It could have nothing to do with the eruption and simply be caused by the contrast in temperatures between the ocean and the island.
# j8 B7 L' |; G( y! t* r( R公仔箱論壇    * A shockwave from the eruption could have blown a hole in the cloud deck.5.39.217.77:8898& |3 E# I7 ]% R; E) {) \2 _& f
    * As the plume rose, air flowed downward along the sides and became warmer and evaporated the clouds.5.39.217.77:88983 x1 P$ ~! ]/ `

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Alaska’s Redoubt Volcano erupted five times in one night this year after almost three decades of relative quiet.
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the ash reached heights of 27,000 feet. The volcano’s alert level is still “advisory,” and the aviation color code is yellow.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。; w( v4 V% |) Z: Q

. B  Y: i- {' ?$ @) K/ stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRedoubt is a 10,200-foot tall stratovolcano 100 miles southwest of Anchorage in the Aleutian Range, west of the Cook Inlet.
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% Y# n" [- _; S) z- J* J! U* uTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Mount Etna is the second tallest volcano in Europe, at almost 11,000 feet. It is one of the most active volcanoes intvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 t5 P4 ^# B; R5 [0 e
the world and is erupting nearly continuously. It is no surprise that there are many great photos of this volcano erupting, including this one
% `) G( \/ S% X# F* P' v1 X7 ecaptured by astronauts on the International Space Station in 2002. The lighter colored plumes of smoke on the slope of the volcano in
9 p# f# V- Q+ k/ g: Gthis picture are from forest fires ignited by lava.5.39.217.77:88980 ^; P2 _( n  L% U( D9 m
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Etna is a stratovolcano located on the island of Sicily. It is one of the most studied volcanoes in the world and. at 500,000 years old, it may
6 t2 J4 p: y' G  b  g" z# halso be the oldest-known active volcano.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) G) w2 ~* R' x, ]% U

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) |: Y6 y# ^: E5 j3 ]6 VA NASA astronaut spotted this eruption of Cleveland Volcano from the International Space Station in 2006. The volcano is 5,700 feet high
8 B4 a1 K8 W. @. n5.39.217.77:8898and claimed the only known eruption-related death in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands in 1944. Its symmetrical, cone shape is typical of stratovolcanoes.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" b# D, f/ Y+ `" E

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) f) b1 Y" d; K- `Popoépetcatl, which means “smoking mountain” in the Aztec language, is a very active volcano just 44 miles outside Mexico City.   [5 f0 f; }' d/ `4 c
The second highest peak in Mexico at 17,800 feet, this glacier-covered stratovolcano has erupted at least 20 times in the last 500 years and has caused
$ g5 T; l% `0 {0 d! r5 k. L7 l公仔箱論壇multiple evacuations of the city. This eruption in 2001 was caught by astronauts on the International Space Station, near the end of a seven-year period
8 ^9 \  `  o: [/ X# I) y& F5.39.217.77:8898of frequent activity. The plume reached heights of around 30,000 feet.
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This eruption of Chaitén caldera in Chile was photographed from the International Space Station in May 2008. Volcanism along the
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Chaitén was last active more than 9,000 years ago. The violent 2008 eruption inundated the small coastal town of Chaitén with ash, pyroclastic
2 H5 k6 Z, ~- L2 A9 q公仔箱論壇flows and volcanic mudflows called lahars. The caldera is relatively small at less than two miles wide, and sits on the flank of the larger Michinmahuida volcano.; D! _0 F; s+ l2 O
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This image of the Sierra Negra volcano in the Galapagos Islands was taken by NASA’s Terra satellite in 2006. Sierra Negra TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 p+ i0 A3 J3 @" x3 F; }
is a shield volcano, which are made mostly of previous lava flows and tend to be broad and gently sloping. The Galapagos are part of an island chain
# b! X* \1 e) b, n5 v5.39.217.77:8898formed by a hot spot where a plume of hot mantle rises up and melts the base of the ocean crust. As the Pacific plate moves over the relatively
, y1 R' L1 i5 |; }% n公仔箱論壇stationary hot spot, volcanoes are formed. The Hawaiian Islands were formed — and continue forming — the same way.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 x! F/ [- c' |
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  r) ~1 g& n. r7 `% `  g( ^TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。NASA’s Terra satellite snapped this image of Shiveluch volcano erupting on Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula at the edge of the Pacific Ring of Fire in 2004.
9 A8 s; ?3 K6 wA lava dome had been growing in the volcano’s crater, followed by intermittent eruptions that lasted weeks. Shiveluch is a 10,400-foot-high stratovolcano
5 k$ K" e9 N% Q" W0 h( o# ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthat is at least 60,000 years old and has been erupting fairly often for the past 10 years. Its dome has collapsed multiple times, most recently in 1964,
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