DATASET

La Soufriere Volcano eruption in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2021-04-09)

Collection: CEMS-RM : CEMS Rapid Mapping 

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2021-04-09 16:04:00
Event time (UTC): 2021-04-09 13:00:00
Event type: Volcanic activity (Ash fall)

Activation reason:
La Soufriere volcano, situated on the main island of St. Vincent and the Grenandines, began erupting effusively at the end of December 2020. On 9 April 2021 an explosive eruption occurred, forming a plum of volcanic ash, which reached 8 km height. Ash fall has been recorded at the Argyle International Airport. An evacuation order has been issued to all residents (16,000) living in the red zones (NE and NW of the island).

Reference products: 1
Delineation products: 5
Grading products: 1

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Contact

Email
jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2021): La Soufriere Volcano eruption in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2021-04-09). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/155841e4-af22-4cd7-995f-2321e473ad9d

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR509 Mapping Rapid Mapping Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VCT Volcanic activity

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR509]: La Soufriere Volcano eruption in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2021-04-09)
URL 
  • All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

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WKT
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WKT
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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2021-05-13
Modified date
2021-05-13
Issued date
2021-04-09
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR509 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/155841e4-af22-4cd7-995f-2321e473ad9d
Popularity
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