Mount Redoubt: On Another Clear Day...

I check the Mount Redoubt webcams periodically but I’m usually either too early or too late and it's dark. This morning I saw a Tweet that the Aviation Color Code and the Alert Level on Mount Redoubt in Alaska had been increased this morning.

When I checked the Cook Inlet webcam again this afternoon, the view was crystal clear – a beautiful view.
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Mount Redoubt: On a Clear Day …

Today has been a spectacularly clear day at Mount Redoubt. Clearer than any day in the last few months. And there is little wind.

The steam is rising vertically from the crater.


In this image, you can see the light reflecting off the snow in the foreground.


The camera at the hut has been zoomed to show detail in the crater. A waterfall, approximately100m high, is visible near the center at the bottom of the field.

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Webcam: Alaska Volcano Observatory, Mount Redoubt

A couple of months ago I read a report – in an Australian online news service no less - that Mount Redoubt , a volcano in Alaska was showing some activity. Not only was there an interesting report but there was a link to the Alaska Volcano Observatory!. Thus, I learned about this wonderful site that I visit at least on a daily basis if not several times each day, particularly on weekends.

The site has a map and a list of the volcano regions in Alaska. Clicking on the map or link will take you to detailed map of that region with all of the mountains marked. A table below the map indicates which volcanos are active or inactive. Click on the mountain name on the map or in the table will transport you to a page with details about the mountain.

Mount Redoubt is in the Cook Inlet-South Central region and there are now three webcams to view the mountain. Redoubt-CI looks across Cook Inlet. In this image, captured on April 4th, you can see the steam cloud rising above the mountain.
















Redoubt-Hut is located approximately 7.5 miles from the mountain and looks at the north flank of the summit crater. These images were captured on March 15th, 2009 when there was a little activity and on April 4th when the mountain was quite active.
































Redoubt – DFR that was recently activated is approximately 7.6 miles NE of the crater. In this image, captured on April 4th, in addition to the activity in the crater, a small steam vent is visible at the lower right of the image.

















A really nice feature of the webcam sites is that each has a thumbnail of the view on a clear day. If the current weather is bad, you can see what the view would look like on a good day. Encouraging when the webcam is socked in during bad weather.

Kudos to the hosts of this site - the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAFGI), and the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (ADGGS)!

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