AIR-PHOTO OF HOKKAIDO-KOMAGATAKE VOLCANO

Eruption of Hokkaido-Komagatake volcano

(last modified on 4 April 1996)

Hokkaido-Komagatake volcano erupted suddenly on late 5 March 1996 (local time), following almost 54 years of repose. Many aerial photographs of this phreatic eruption were taken by ASIA AIR SURVEY Co., Ltd. on 7 March 1996.

Complete view(jpeg color 112k) Close up of new fissure(jpeg color 144k) Crater row( jpeg color 112k) All view (jpeg gray 80k) Vertical photos ( STEREO) (jpeg gray 88k) Location map (jpeg gray 144k) Distribution map (jpeg gray 80k) Mosaic photo (jpeg gray 128k)

Mirror site

at MTU, USA by Boris

	Full view
	Closeup view of new fissure
	Crater row
	Overview of new craters
	Vertical stereographic view
	Location map of airphoto

only Japanese 北海道駒ヶ岳1996年3月噴火に関する写真判読レポート

only Japanese 雪面上の降下火山灰の画像処理で何かわかるか

Photo map of ash fall area.

Photo mosaic of ash fall area near vent.The direction of ash fall zone is from east to south.

Boundary of ash fall area on Onuma

Location of new fissure / crater row

Ash fall out with snow at night on March 5,and covered by snow on March 6. At March 7, we can see gray ash on the snow again in the airphotograph.

CHIBA Tatsuro (1996) Eruption of Hokkaido- Komagatake on March, 1996, The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan ,102 , cover photo page, in press.

Degital photographical analysys of ash fall thickness on the white snow.

For more information about these photos please send an E-mail to Tatsuro Chiba. (tatsuro-chi@aix.or.jp)

Other Webs about Eruption of Hokkaido-Komagatake Volcano

	VRC home page	Current eruptions in Japan
	Yukio Hayakawa gunma-u.ac.jp	Infomation about disaster prevention of the Komagatake Eruption.
	Hakodate Information Network Co. Ltd	Daily Report of the Komagatake Eruption
	CNN world news	with movie

home Tatsuro CHIBA's Home page

tatsuro-chi@aix.or.jp / Tatsuro CHIBA
ASIA AIR SURVEY CO., LTD
Dept. of Disaster Prevention
Part-time lecturer of Nihon University

only Japanese	北海道駒ヶ岳1996年3月噴火に関する写真判読レポート
only Japanese	雪面上の降下火山灰の画像処理で何かわかるか

	Photo map of ash fall area.
	Photo mosaic of ash fall area near vent.The direction of ash fall zone is from east to south.
	Boundary of ash fall area on Onuma
	Location of new fissure / crater row
	Ash fall out with snow at night on March 5,and covered by snow on March 6. At March 7, we can see gray ash on the snow again in the airphotograph.
	CHIBA Tatsuro (1996) Eruption of Hokkaido- Komagatake on March, 1996, The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan ,102 , cover photo page, in press.
	Degital photographical analysys of ash fall thickness on the white snow.