Volcanic ash - danger to aircraft in the north Pacific
Fact Sheet
030-97
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Abstract
The world's busy air traffic corridors pass over hundreds of volcanoes capable of sudden, explosive eruptions. In the United States alone, aircraft carry many thousands of passengers and millions of dollars of cargo over volcanoes each day. Volcanic ash can be a serious hazard to aviation even thousands of miles from an eruption. Airborne ash can diminish visibility, damage flight control systems, and cause jet engines to fail. USGS and other scientists with the Alaska Volcano Observatory are playing a leading role in the international effort to reduce the risk posed to aircraft by volcanic eruptions.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Volcanic ash - danger to aircraft in the north Pacific |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 030-97 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs03097 |
| Edition | Revised 1998 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Hazards Program |
| Description | 1 sheet [2] p. : col. ill., col. map ; 28 cm. |
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