An explosive eruption from Galunggung on 7 August 1982 is accompanied by a pyroclastic flow advancing over the crater rim towards a reflector station that was being measured using the tripod to the lower left. The photo was taken from Butik Pasir Bentag, about 2 km from the crater. The 1-km-high ash-covered cliff to the left is a wall of the breached caldera.

Photo by Jack Lockwood, 1982 (U.S. Geological Survey).

This image is made available as a Public Domain Work, but proper attribution is appreciated.

Galleries: Explosive Eruptions | Pyroclastic Flows | Ash Plumes and Ashfall

Keywords: eruption | ash plume | ash | explosive eruption | crater | pyroclastic flow | pyroclastic density current (PDC) | volcano monitoring

Galunggung