Acquired June 5, 2011, this image shows infrared nighttime observations and an atmospheric profile of the volcanic ash plume from Puyehue-Cordón Caulle in Chile.
Published Jun 14, 2011
As ash from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex continues to disrupt flights half a world away, the eruption itself persists.
Published Jun 21, 2011
After five months of continuous eruption, the area surrounding Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcano is covered with ash.
Published Nov 5, 2011
A plume of fine ash from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano stretches more than 100 kilometers across Chile and the Pacific Ocean as the volcano continues erupting after more than five months.
Published Nov 19, 2011
A powerful volcanic eruption in South America sent volcanic ash around the world to stop air traffic in New Zealand and Australia. The ash plume is distinct in these images of the two countries.
Published Jun 13, 2011
These natural-color images show the plume from Puyehue-Cordón Volcano Complex blowing in different directions.
Published Jul 12, 2011
Volcanic ash from earlier eruptions has settled onto the snowy landscape, leaving dark gray swaths. The ash stains are confined to the south of the Karymsky’s summit, one large stain fanning out toward the southwest, and another toward the east.
Published Jun 17, 2007
Ash from Grímsvötn spread over the North Sea on May 24, 2011, canceling several hundred flights in Scotland and Scandinavia.
Published May 24, 2011
Days after a large-scale eruption from Chile's Chaiten Volcano on February 19, 2009, volcanic ash lingered on the Patagonian landscape.
Published Feb 25, 2009
A satellite records a vertical profile of the atmosphere and reveals the altitude of ash clouds.
Published May 25, 2010
