Welcome to the website of the IAVCEI Remote Sensing Commission. This site is under construction. Aims: To promote the use of field, airborne, and spaceborne remote sensing techniques for the analysis of volcanic eruptions and the mitigation of volcanic hazards. We recommend that anyone interested in tracking volcanic clouds using remote sensing techniques, and who wishes to keep abreast of the latest events, should join the Volcanic Clouds discussion group. Commission Leader Fred Prata (fpr@nilu.no) Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) Kjeller, Norway Secretary and web administrator Simon Carn (scarn@mtu.edu) Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI, USA  An eruption of Sarychev Peak (Kurile Islands) on June 12, 2009, captured by astronauts on the International Space Station. The white bubble-like feature at the top of the eruption column may be a pileus cloud, which form above rapidly rising convective plumes. |