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[Public Email] Is that a sub-1 rapid seismicity increase at Little Sitkin?
by studioman22＠yahoo.com 30 Jun '12

30 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Scott Email Address: studioman22(a)yahoo.com Subject: Is that a sub-1 rapid seismicity increase at Little Sitkin? Message: Hi Folks, Just wondering if anyone was noticing the LSSE spectrogrpah output lately. That activity appears to be registering faintly at LSSA, LSPA, and LSNW too. Just wondering if that is seismicity, telemetry error, cultural, or what... Thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:12.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/12.0 REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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Re: Augustine 07.15
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Hello Richard - Nope - just normal fumarolic activity. If there'd been an eruption, we'd have said so - Augustine is very well monitored. Thanks for your interest, Cheryl -------- Richard Hawkes wrote: Was there an eruption at Augustine earlier? (07.15) -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050

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Re: Seismic sensors
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

Hello Doug - Yes, we can adjust the scale for the webicorders - and we do adjust them for long-term trends. The seismology at Fourpeaked is very quiet right now. Several strong wind storms have gusted through the Katmai area recently. Thank you, Cheryl -------- Doug Burney wrote: Hello, I follow your web page daily. 'Have been for years. Your webicorders seem to have an inconsistency in their measurement. Is there a procedure for setting the noise floor for baseline measurements? Does this entail adjusting analog to digital converters. (Burr Brown maybe?) Just curious. Katmai shows readings off the wall. Augustine and Redoubt have a nice noise floor bias whereas Fourpeaked has a flat line. ...Hmm? -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050

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[Public Email] Augustine 07.15
by cosmic＠talktalk.net 29 Jun '12

29 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Richard Hawkes Email Address: cosmic(a)talktalk.net Subject: Augustine 07.15 Message: Was there an eruption at Augustine earlier? (07.15) ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/5.0) REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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[Public Email] Seismic sensors
by DBurney＠alaska.net 28 Jun '12

28 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Doug Burney Email Address: DBurney(a)alaska.net Subject: Seismic sensors Message: Hello, I follow your web page daily. 'Have been for years. Your webicorders seem to have an inconsistency in their measurement. Is there a procedure for setting the noise floor for baseline measurements? Does this entail adjusting analog to digital converters. (Burr Brown maybe?) Just curious. Katmai shows readings off the wall. Augustine and Redoubt have a nice noise floor bias whereas Fourpeaked has a flat line. ...Hmm? ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_6_8) AppleWebKit/534.57.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.1.7 Safari/534.57.2 REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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Re: Test public email subject
by seth.snedigar＠alaska.gov 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

This is the response. -------- Seth Snedigar wrote: This is the message. -- Seth Snedigar Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys seth.snedigar(a)alaska.gov 907-451-5033 http://www.avo.alaska.edu/

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[Public Email] Test public email subject
by seth.snedigar＠alaska.gov 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Seth Snedigar Email Address: seth.snedigar(a)alaska.gov Subject: Test public email subject Message: This is the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:13.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/13.0.1 REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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Hi Jeanette, We're having a bit of a telemetry issue with our Iliamna sites right now, so once that gets corrected, we can adjust the webicorder display. -Janet -------- Jeanette Fuller wrote: Hello, I was wondering if anyone has commented on the scale that is currently displayed on the webicorder. Considering that Iliamna is in yellow, the scale seems very small, and more detail would be appreciated. The scale changed after the recent maintenance work. Thank You, Jeanette Fuller Operational Risk Management
by janet.schaefer＠alaska.gov 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

Hi Jeanette, We're having a bit of a telemetry issue with our Iliamna sites right now, so once that gets corrected, we can adjust the webicorder display. -Janet -------- Jeanette Fuller wrote: Hello, I was wondering if anyone has commented on the scale that is currently displayed on the webicorder. Considering that Iliamna is in yellow, the scale seems very small, and more detail would be appreciated. The scale changed after the recent maintenance work. Thank You, Jeanette Fuller Operational Risk Management Advisor Hospital Safety JBER, AK 580-0061

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Hi Marie, I guess that depends on what location you're referring to. A few warm days can melt things pretty fast. -Janet -------- Marie Slivka wrote: Is it just my imagination or has the snow melted faster than normal this year?
by janet.schaefer＠alaska.gov 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

Hi Marie, I guess that depends on what location you're referring to. A few warm days can melt things pretty fast. -Janet -------- Marie Slivka wrote: Is it just my imagination or has the snow melted faster than normal this year?

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Hi Jim, Thank you, yes, we always appreciate receiving photos. You can send them directly to me at janet.schaefer@alaska.gov. Please indicate the date (and time if possible) of the photograph, along with photographers name and whether or not we can post it to our public website. The dome on Redoubt was emplaced near the end of the 2009 eruption. Thanks, Janet -------- Jim Powell wrote: I just returned from a flight circling each volcano and have some photos if you are interested. Redoubt appears to be build
by janet.schaefer＠alaska.gov 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

Hi Jim, Thank you, yes, we always appreciate receiving photos. You can send them directly to me at janet.schaefer(a)alaska.gov. Please indicate the date (and time if possible) of the photograph, along with photographers name and whether or not we can post it to our public website. The dome on Redoubt was emplaced near the end of the 2009 eruption. Thanks, Janet -------- Jim Powell wrote: I just returned from a flight circling each volcano and have some photos if you are interested. Redoubt appears to be building a dome from the picture in the morning ADN paper. Please let me know the best address if you are interested in the photos. Jim Powell

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Hi Terry, I was in Glennallen most of last week and the weather allowed for some incredible views of Drum, Sanford, and Wrangell! If you have photos that you think show the region of the rock slide, you can send them directly to me at janet.schaefer@alaska.gov and I'll take a look. Thanks. Janet -------- Terry Mitchell wrote: I believe there has been a large rock slide on Mt drum looking at recent pict ures I have taken
by janet.schaefer＠alaska.gov 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

Hi Terry, I was in Glennallen most of last week and the weather allowed for some incredible views of Drum, Sanford, and Wrangell! If you have photos that you think show the region of the rock slide, you can send them directly to me at janet.schaefer(a)alaska.gov and I'll take a look. Thanks. Janet -------- Terry Mitchell wrote: I believe there has been a large rock slide on Mt drum looking at recent pict ures I have taken

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[Public Email] scale on webicorder
by jeanette.fuller.ctr＠us.af.mil 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Jeanette Fuller Email Address: jeanette.fuller.ctr(a)us.af.mil Subject: scale on webicorder Message: Hello, I was wondering if anyone has commented on the scale that is currently displayed on the webicorder. Considering that Iliamna is in yellow, the scale seems very small, and more detail would be appreciated. The scale changed after the recent maintenance work. Thank You, Jeanette Fuller Operational Risk Management Advisor Hospital Safety JBER, AK 580-0061 ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; InfoPath.2; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; Tablet PC 2.0; SynapseWorkstation.3.2.1) REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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Hello Rowena - I can't really say what those rocks might be - and even a picture might not do it - but if you send a photo, we'd be happy to look. Thanks, Cheryl -------- Rowena Manuel wrote: My sis said that she found some unusual pebbles glued together on a beach in Ninilchik in 1964. They are glued in the center but they stick out around the edges. There were very few rocks like that there and she collected one sample. The rock's colors are redish and blackish and they are smooth. Her friends are sayi
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

Hello Rowena - I can't really say what those rocks might be - and even a picture might not do it - but if you send a photo, we'd be happy to look. Thanks, Cheryl -------- Rowena Manuel wrote: My sis said that she found some unusual pebbles glued together on a beach in Ninilchik in 1964. They are glued in the center but they stick out around the edges. There were very few rocks like that there and she collected one sample. The rock's colors are redish and blackish and they are smooth. Her friends are saying that she could not have found them there. We could send you a picture, if you wish. We would like to learn how they came about being on that beach and how they are formed. You would settle an on going argument. Many thanks. -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050

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Hello Noemie: I think Pavel Izbekov is probably the person you want to talk to - I've cc'd him on this message. I think he might currently be out of out town, however. Thanks, Cheryl -------- Noemie JANSEM wrote: Hello, I am part of a french team currently working on a documentary movie in Kamchatka. Mr Jean-Pierre Grasso told me a few months ago we could contact you to have some infos on volcanoes activity before our team goes to Kamchatka this summer. Who or how shall we adress you to have some info
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

Hello Noemie: I think Pavel Izbekov is probably the person you want to talk to - I've cc'd him on this message. I think he might currently be out of out town, however. Thanks, Cheryl -------- Noemie JANSEM wrote: Hello, I am part of a french team currently working on a documentary movie in Kamchatka. Mr Jean-Pierre Grasso told me a few months ago we could contact you to have some infos on volcanoes activity before our team goes to Kamchatka this summer. Who or how shall we adress you to have some infos and answers about this subject ? Thank you very much in advance, Kind regards, NJ -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050

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[Public Email] KAMCHATKA : search for infos
by noemiejansem＠gmail.com 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Noemie JANSEM Email Address: noemiejansem(a)gmail.com Subject: KAMCHATKA : search for infos Message: Hello, I am part of a french team currently working on a documentary movie in Kamchatka. Mr Jean-Pierre Grasso told me a few months ago we could contact you to have some infos on volcanoes activity before our team goes to Kamchatka this summer. Who or how shall we adress you to have some infos and answers about this subject ? Thank you very much in advance, Kind regards, NJ ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/536.5 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/19.0.1084.56 Safari/536.5 REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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[Public Email] Mt Drum
by terrymitchell50＠yahoo.com 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Terry Mitchell Email Address: terrymitchell50(a)yahoo.com Subject: Mt Drum Message: I believe there has been a large rock slide on Mt drum looking at recent pict ures I have taken ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/5.0) REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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[Public Email] Redoubt and Spurr Volcanos
by planepowell＠gci.net 23 Jun '12

23 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Jim Powell Email Address: planepowell(a)gci.net Subject: Redoubt and Spurr Volcanos Message: I just returned from a flight circling each volcano and have some photos if you are interested. Redoubt appears to be building a dome from the picture in the morning ADN paper. Please let me know the best address if you are interested in the photos. Jim Powell ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; Trident/5.0) REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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Hi Bruce, there's been a little bit of geothermal exploration around volcanoes (Spurr primarily), but the cost and complexity of operating and exploring out in the Aleutians is a pretty significant barrier to companies right now. Thanks, -Seth -------- Bruce French wrote: Upon examining the Observatory's GIS map of active volcanoes, the 57 volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands was noted as an impressive concentration of power. The geothermal energy opportunity of this national treasure is obvious - far greater
by seth.snedigar＠alaska.gov 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

Hi Bruce, there's been a little bit of geothermal exploration around volcanoes (Spurr primarily), but the cost and complexity of operating and exploring out in the Aleutians is a pretty significant barrier to companies right now. Thanks, -Seth -------- Bruce French wrote: Upon examining the Observatory's GIS map of active volcanoes, the 57 volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands was noted as an impressive concentration of power. The geothermal energy opportunity of this national treasure is obvious - far greater in many respects than any promise of long-term, cheap energy from US shale reserves. My recommendation to the Government of Alaska is to devote it's full, undivided attention to developing this enormous energy reserve to produce hydrogen and methanol as global commodities, which are in ever-increasing, high demand. -- Seth Snedigar Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys seth.snedigar(a)alaska.gov 907-451-5033 http://www.avo.alaska.edu/

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[Public Email] SNOW MELT
by MSLIVKA＠PRESS.UCHICAGO.EDU 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Marie Slivka Email Address: MSLIVKA(a)PRESS.UCHICAGO.EDU Subject: SNOW MELT Message: Is it just my imagination or has the snow melted faster than normal this year? ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/5.0) REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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[Public Email] Geothermal - Aleutian Islands
by a1_bfrench＠yahoo.com 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Bruce French Email Address: a1_bfrench(a)yahoo.com Subject: Geothermal - Aleutian Islands Message: Upon examining the Observatory's GIS map of active volcanoes, the 57 volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands was noted as an impressive concentration of power. The geothermal energy opportunity of this national treasure is obvious - far greater in many respects than any promise of long-term, cheap energy from US shale reserves. My recommendation to the Government of Alaska is to devote it's full, undivided attention to developing this enormous energy reserve to produce hydrogen and methanol as global commodities, which are in ever-increasing, high demand. ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; InfoPath.3; .NET4.0C; Tablet PC 2.0) REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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Re: Redoubt 15 February 1990
by seth.snedigar＠alaska.gov 19 Jun '12

19 Jun '12

Hi Brian -- that image is from a slide collection. We'll see if we can find the slide, and re-scan it at a higher resolution. Thanks, -Seth -------- Brian Warshaw wrote: I would like a obtain a high resolution jpeg of 1107820386_3_3 CAPTION - 1990 eruption of Redoubt Volcano produced a lahar that overtopped the containment berm at the Drift River Oil Terminal but did not damage the storage tanks. However, the best I can obtain is 158 KB (161,870 bytes). This is to illustrate an article I am writing about the oil terminal. Could you please email me a copy around 1mb. Thank you, regards Brian Warshaw -- Seth Snedigar Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys seth.snedigar(a)alaska.gov 907-451-5033 http://www.avo.alaska.edu/

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Re: Webicorders
by seth.snedigar＠alaska.gov 18 Jun '12

18 Jun '12

Hi Michael, I've fixed the webicorder images, so they should be displaying again (for volcanoes where the network actually is working). We have people out in the aleutians right now working on some networks, so hopefully we'll be able to get few back online. As far as Wrangell goes, there's no plans this summer to get it working again, hopefully in the next couple of years or so. Thanks, -Seth -------- Michael Fleming wrote: I have noticed most of the webicorders on this site no longer work. Does AVO have plans to get them working again, or is it a funding problem? I noticed you dropped Wrangell completely, do you have any plans to reactivate the seismograph at that volcano? -- Seth Snedigar Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys seth.snedigar(a)alaska.gov 907-451-5033 http://www.avo.alaska.edu/

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[Public Email] Webicorders
by mchlflmng＠yahoo.com 17 Jun '12

17 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Michael Fleming Email Address: mchlflmng(a)yahoo.com Subject: Webicorders Message: I have noticed most of the webicorders on this site no longer work. Does AVO have plans to get them working again, or is it a funding problem? I noticed you dropped Wrangell completely, do you have any plans to reactivate the seismograph at that volcano? ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:8.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0.1 REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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[Public Email] Redoubt 15 February 1990
by warshaw＠wanadoo.fr 17 Jun '12

17 Jun '12

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Brian Warshaw Email Address: warshaw(a)wanadoo.fr Subject: Redoubt 15 February 1990 Message: I would like a obtain a high resolution jpeg of 1107820386_3_3 CAPTION - 1990 eruption of Redoubt Volcano produced a lahar that overtopped the containment berm at the Drift River Oil Terminal but did not damage the storage tanks. However, the best I can obtain is 158 KB (161,870 bytes). This is to illustrate an article I am writing about the oil terminal. Could you please email me a copy around 1mb. Thank you, regards Brian Warshaw ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 127.0.0.1 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:13.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/13.0.1 REFERRING PAGE: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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Re: Two quick questions from the Redoubt report
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

Hello Josh - I'll take a stab at your questions. 1). AVO was formed in 1988. Prior to AVO's formation, there were two seismic stations at Redoubt. When AVO was formed, instrumenting Redoubt was a high priority because of its eruptive frequency and proximity to Anchorage. So three more stations were added in October, 1989. 2). The webicorder plots actually come from VALVE - and likely we could give users more than just a .jpg, but it would be incredibly taxing to our servers and limited bandwidth. All of our seismic data is publicly available in near-real-time at IRIS, however - so you could download it from there and use your own tools for visualization and analysis. 3). Sadly, no, the public lectures aren't able to be streamed online. Judy Fierstein's April talk on Novarupta 1912 is available here, however: https://www.avo.alaska.edu/Katmai2012/videos.php Thanks for your interest! -Cheryl -------- Josh Ridderhoff wrote: Hello, I just finished reading through the report on the 2009 Redoubt eruption, and a couple of questions came up for me that I was hoping someone might be able to shed some light on. Nothing earth-shattering, just curiosities mainly: 1) It was mentioned that seismic monitoring equipment had been installed at Redoubt just a few months prior to the '89 eruption, but also that there wasn't any notable seismic activity until about 24 hours prior to the eruption. Was it just an incredible coincidence that the monitoring stations happened to get installed when they did, or had there been other clues going on that indicated there might be an imminent need for seismic monitoring? 2) Reading about SWARM, it sounds fairly plausible that it's this software that generates the webicorder images. Is that the case? If so, I noticed that SWARM allows for the user to zoom, filter, etc. on individual waveforms to get more detail, and I was curious to see if anybody has ever looked at expanding some similar functionality to the webicorder displays to give web users the ability to get better resolution for events of interest? Thanks for the time! P.S. -- I'm assuming not, but do you know if any of the public lectures this summer are streamed/recorded and available online? It's a tad cost-prohibitive to jet up to Anchorage from Utah for a day, but I sure wish I could be there to see a few of them (this week's especially sounds amazing)! Best, -Josh Ridderhoff Roy, Utah -- Cheryl Cameron Geologist, Alaska Volcano Observatory Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys voice: 907-451-5012 fax: 907-451-5050

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