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Nyiragongo TOMS data

Volcano

Date

SO2

Ash/Aerosols

Days tracked

Notes/Links

Nyiragongo, DR Congo

April-June 2003

May 3 - Jun 5

None detected

~23 (to date)

Significant SO2 emissions from Nyiragongo have been detected since late April.

Nyiragongo, DR Congo

January 2003

Jan 2 - 10

None detected

~7 (to date)

SO2 from Nyiragongo was still perceptible in TOMS data until mid-January.

Nyiragongo, DR Congo

December 2002

Dec 5 - 31

None detected

~17

Degassing from Nyiragongo became visible once again in TOMS data around December 3 (see below for images from October-November). Data gaps occur over Nyiragongo every other day.

Nyiragongo, DR Congo

October-November, 2002

Oct 8 - Nov 15

None detected

~24

Intense degassing from Nyiragongo became visible in TOMS data around October 7, continuing through October and November.

Nyiragongo, DR Congo

January 17, 2002

Jan17

None detected

1

SO2 cloud detected at around 1100 local time on Jan 17.