Alaska's Volcanoes (Convergent Boundaries)

In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Alaska, learn about four of Alaska's active volcanoes: Augustine, Cleveland, Okmok, and Veniaminof. Explore each volcano through photographs and investigate how different types of satellite images (synthetic aperture radar, thermal infrared, and color composite) are used to study volcanoes. In addition, learn why it is important to be able to predict the movement of volcanic ash, and observe how a computer model called Puff simulates the movement of ash after an eruption.



Source
Teachers' Domain, Explore Alaska's Volcanoes, published June 29, 2009, retrieved on December 17, 2009,
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ean08.sci.ess.earthsys.akvolcano/