July 2017 - Avoemails - list.avo.alaska.edu

Re: Volcano education
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 31 Jul '17

31 Jul '17

Hi Erik - It's so great to read that your daughter loves volcanoes and wants to be a volcanologist! Breaking rocks (and rock collections) are great geology activities for small kids - just wear eye protection. I think one of the first "geology" activities I did as a youngster was making rock candy crystals ... it took forever, but making observations every few days was fun and engaging. Other activities I've done with preschoolers include using different colors of playdoh to build layers of lava flows (and then you can use a straw to poke through and see all the layers - this works especially well if you have some lava flows that cover some areas and not others). This website seems has some ideas that sound fun: http://thecraftyclassroom.com/crafts/geology-crafts-for-kids/ If you think she'd like a geology letter, I'd be happy to mail one if you send an address. Thanks for teaching a new scientist, Cheryl Cameron -------- Erik Helland wrote: Good afternoon, I tweeted AVO today and via retweet was encouraged to email. My 3 year old daughter has become obsessed with volcanos and declared her intentions to be a volcanologist. Although, she can barely pronounce he word we want to encourage her as much as possible. Living in Anchorage we have a wonderful opportunity to see volcanos from afar and we are avid hikers. However, as you can guess, a toddler doesn't exactly have the attention span for the geological wonderland we live in....although she does like rocks...and breaking them. Do you have any suggestions or ideas to engage young people and encourage learning? Thank you and thanks for your work, avid follower of your social media accounts. Helland -- 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] Volcano education
by Erik＠helland.us 29 Jul '17

29 Jul '17

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Erik Helland Email Address: Erik(a)helland.us Subject: Volcano education Message: Good afternoon, I tweeted AVO today and via retweet was encouraged to email. My 3 year old daughter has become obsessed with volcanos and declared her intentions to be a volcanologist. Although, she can barely pronounce he word we want to encourage her as much as possible. Living in Anchorage we have a wonderful opportunity to see volcanos from afar and we are avid hikers. However, as you can guess, a toddler doesn't exactly have the attention span for the geological wonderland we live in....although she does like rocks...and breaking them. Do you have any suggestions or ideas to engage young people and encourage learning? Thank you and thanks for your work, avid follower of your social media accounts. Helland ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 24.237.42.147 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; CPU OS 10_3_2 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/603.2.4 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/10.0 Mobile/14F91 Safari/602.1 REFERRING PAGE: https://avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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Re: panoramic picture
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 25 Jul '17

25 Jul '17

Hi Christine - I don't think we have such a poster (sounds like a good idea, though) - although you can peruse our image database for map figures showing the volcanoes, and images of the Cook Inlet volcanoes: https://www.avo.alaska.edu/searches/image_search.php You can also download and print our Historically Active Volcanoes of Alaska map, as page-size or poster. http://dggs.alaska.gov/pubs/id/20181 Thanks, cheryl -------- Christine Roza wrote: I am interested in getting a panoramic poster of the volcanoes on cook inlet showing the names of each volcano in relation to the volcano itself. i thought i seen one some time ago. this is for homeschool. thank you. -- 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: Sulfur smell
by janet.schaefer＠alaska.gov 24 Jul '17

24 Jul '17

Hi Morgyn, Thank you for reporting your observations of sulfur smell. We appreciate you taking the time to email us. I'll make sure to forward this information on to our duty scientist to add to our seismic, infrasound, and satellite observations of both Bogoslof and Makushin volcanoes. Seismic instruments and satellite imagery show no eruption, however degassing is likely occurring. We are keeping a close watch. Thanks again for your report. -Janet -------- Morgyn McConnell wrote: Hello, My name is Morgyn McConnell from Unalaska, AK. Lots of people here in Unalaska have been smelling sulfur for the past hour. Thank you for taking the time to read this email, Morgyn McConnell

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[Public Email] Sulfur smell
by mhoage96＠gmail.com 24 Jul '17

24 Jul '17

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Morgyn McConnell Email Address: mhoage96(a)gmail.com Subject: Sulfur smell Message: Hello, My name is Morgyn McConnell from Unalaska, AK. Lots of people here in Unalaska have been smelling sulfur for the past hour. Thank you for taking the time to read this email, Morgyn McConnell ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 64.110.63.66 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 7.0; SM-G935F Build/NRD90M) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/58.0.3029.83 Mobile Safari/537.36 REFERRING PAGE: https://avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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[Public Email] panoramic picture
by his4ever0509＠gmail.com 22 Jul '17

22 Jul '17

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Christine Roza Email Address: his4ever0509(a)gmail.com Subject: panoramic picture Message: I am interested in getting a panoramic poster of the volcanoes on cook inlet showing the names of each volcano in relation to the volcano itself. i thought i seen one some time ago. this is for homeschool. thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 216.67.74.128 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/59.0.3071.115 Safari/537.36 REFERRING PAGE: https://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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[Public Email] testing this
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 21 Jul '17

21 Jul '17

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Cheryl Cameron Email Address: cheryl.cameron(a)alaska.gov Subject: testing this Message: wondering if people can email us here these days. ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 158.145.224.111 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:54.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/54.0 REFERRING PAGE: https://www.avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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[Public Email] Careers
by jburgos1＠email.arizona.edu 14 Jul '17

14 Jul '17

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Jennifer Isbell Email Address: jburgos1(a)email.arizona.edu Subject: Careers Message: Hello AVO, I am currently a Geophysics student at the University of Arizona. I am very interested in volcanology and would like to work at a volcano observatory during my geological career. Would your organization be willing to talk to me about what you like to see in future AVO employees as far as education and experience levels? I would really appreciate the guidance and eagerly await your response! Sincerely, Jennifer Isbell ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 137.229.113.11 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; Trident/7.0; rv:11.0) like Gecko REFERRING PAGE: https://avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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Re: Bogoslof Ash Emissions
by cheryl.cameron＠alaska.gov 13 Jul '17

13 Jul '17

Hello Geoff - I've cc'd Kristi Wallace on this reply, who is better able to answer your questions than I am. Thanks! Cheryl Cameron -------- Geoff Van Horn wrote: Greetings! My name is Geoff and I am currently a Geological Sciences major at UAA. In my free time I do experiments with gamma spectroscopy and X-ray fluorescence. Last weekend I took advantage of our little rain storm and filtered ten gallons of rain as it fell. My hope was to collect a gamma ray spectrum of beryllium-7, and maybe some radon-222 daughters. Instead, my spectrum was dominated by lead-212, a short lived daughter of radon-220, and thorium-232. The daughters of thorium-232 from radon and below have extremely short half lives which had me wondering if thorium and its daughters were being injected into the atmosphere by volcanic activity. Is there any data on the composition of Bogoslof ash? Or better yet, would it be possible to obtain a small sample of ash, say a cubic inch? I'd be interested to correlate the lead-212 from last weekends rain to a possible cause. Assuming we get the forecast thunderstorms tonight, I will be filtering another batch of rain for spectroscopy. Thank you for your time Geoff -- 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] Bogoslof Ash Emissions
by gbvanhorn＠alaska.edu 13 Jul '17

13 Jul '17

--------------------------------------------------------------- The following message was sent to you via AVO Web Email System: --------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Geoff Van Horn Email Address: gbvanhorn(a)alaska.edu Subject: Bogoslof Ash Emissions Message: Greetings! My name is Geoff and I am currently a Geological Sciences major at UAA. In my free time I do experiments with gamma spectroscopy and X-ray fluorescence. Last weekend I took advantage of our little rain storm and filtered ten gallons of rain as it fell. My hope was to collect a gamma ray spectrum of beryllium-7, and maybe some radon-222 daughters. Instead, my spectrum was dominated by lead-212, a short lived daughter of radon-220, and thorium-232. The daughters of thorium-232 from radon and below have extremely short half lives which had me wondering if thorium and its daughters were being injected into the atmosphere by volcanic activity. Is there any data on the composition of Bogoslof ash? Or better yet, would it be possible to obtain a small sample of ash, say a cubic inch? I'd be interested to correlate the lead-212 from last weekends rain to a possible cause. Assuming we get the forecast thunderstorms tonight, I will be filtering another batch of rain for spectroscopy. Thank you for your time Geoff ---------------------------------------------------------------- REMOTE IP ADDRESS: 137.229.113.11 USER AGENT/BROWSER: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/59.0.3071.115 Safari/537.36 REFERRING PAGE: https://avo.alaska.edu/contact.php

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