Lewotobi Laki-Laki Volcano Eruption

The ash plume from the Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano eruption, on the island of Flores, Indonesia, can be seen in the true-color corrected reflectance image from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP platform. According to reports from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, the ash plume rose about 18 km above the summit and drifted in a northwesterly direction.

Learn more in the Earth Observatory article Towering Plume from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki.

The image above shows the column of density of sulfur dioxide in the upper troposphere and stratosphere, indicating it was a fairly explosive eruption that went high up into the atmosphere. Open Worldview to compare the sulfur dioxide amounts between other related visualization layers including the planetary boundary layer, lower troposphere, middle troposphere, and upper troposphere and stratosphere.

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