JERS-1 Images

B. Volcano Sakurajima and Ash Clouds observed by JERS-1

Japanese Earth Resource Satellite(JERS)-1 was successfully launched on 11/Feb/92 from the base of NASDA in Tanegashima, located about 130 km SSE from Kagoshima City. Here we present the images of the OPS and SAR data of this satellite about Volcano Sakurajima, obtained in Theme no. J-38 of JERS-1 System Verification Program, MITI-NASDA.
Natural color images are obtained from OPS data by assigning 1, 2 and 3 bands to blue, red and green, respectively, with similar properties as in MOS/MESSR images, unless otherwise stated.
North direction is 8 degree to the left from upper direction, unless specially noted.
The width and length are indicated for each image.

B1.Landcover and topography of Sakurajima

Detailed view of Sakurajima by OPS 93/3/19
- 61K JPEG + Text
SAR image with the same scale as above 92/8/3
- 115K JPEG + Text

B2.Plumes from Volcano Sakurajima

Belt-type dispersion on 7/Nov/92 (48*48 km)
- 27K GIF | 47K JPEG + Text
Faint plume on 19/Mar/93 (19*26 km)
- 68K GIF | 36K JPEG + Text

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Authors and the reference:

K.Tsutsumi,*1,# T.Masumizu,*1 K.Kinoshita,*2 E.Ishiguro,*3 S.Tanaka,*4 and T.Sugimura*4
*1 College of Technology, Dai-ichi University, Kokubu 899-43, Japan
*2 Faculty of Education, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890, Japan
*3 Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima Univ., Kagoshima 890, Japan
*4 Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan, Tokyo 106, Japan
# Principal Investigater of Theme no. J-38

Investigation of the Dispersion of Volcanic Ash from Mt. Sakurajima and the Detection of Ash Deposit Area, Final Report of JERS-1/ERS-1

System Verification Program, MITI-NASDA, Japan, Vol. II, 385-392.

1995.

MITI/NASDA retains ownership of the source data of JERS-1/OPS and JERS-1/SAR shown here.