07 October 1999 | Eruption of the Guagua Pichincha Volcano in Ecuador
GOES-8 Visible / IR Differernce Product / 6.7 Micron IR ("Water Vapor")

Hold the left mouse button down as you drag the slider above the image (or use the arrow buttons) to fade between the GOES-8 visible image and the corresponding GOES-8 IR difference product and 6.7 micron IR ("water vapor") images at 13:15 UTC on 07 October 1999. At this time (about 1 hour after the eruption), portions of the volcanic ash plume can bee seen moving both westward and eastward away from the capitol city of Quito (station identifier SEQU).

Java applet developed by Tom Whittaker, CIMSS / SSEC

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