Report on Batu Tara (Indonesia) — 26 August-1 September 2009
Smithsonian Institution / US Geological Survey
Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 26 August-1 September 2009
Managing Editor: Sally Sennert.
Please cite this report as:
Global Volcanism Program, 2009. Report on Batu Tara (Indonesia) (Sennert, S, ed.). Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 26 August-1 September 2009. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.
Batu Tara
Indonesia
7.791°S, 123.585°E; summit elev. 633 m
All times are local (unless otherwise noted)
Based on analyses of satellite imagery, the Darwin VAAC reported that during 26 August-1 September ash plumes from Batu Tara rose to altitudes of 1.5-2.4 m (5,000-8,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 15-55 km W, NW, and N.
Geological Summary. The small isolated island of Batu Tara in the Flores Sea ~50 km N of Lembata (fomerly Lomblen) Island and the main volcanic arc. A scarp on the eastern side reaches the sea, and vegetation covers the other flanks to within 50 m of the summit. This volcano is noted for its potassic leucite-bearing basanitic and tephritic rocks. The first recorded eruption, during 1847-52, produced explosions and a lava flow.
