Volcanic Ash Advisory
API Documentation
Weathernews provides a lineup of information on volcanic eruptions worldwide, as well as the dispersion of volcanic ash released by these eruptions.
Dataset
Spatial Resolution
Vertical Resolution
Update Frequency
Time Range
Observations of volcanic eruptions / Observed and forecasted volcanic ash distribution
Depends on eruption conditions
Depends on eruption conditions
Depends on eruption conditions
6, 12, and 18 hours ahead
Volcanic Ash Advisory
The latest volcanic ash forecast data issued by the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers (VAACs) worldwide can be obtained in GeoJSON format, which is a format for representing geospatial data (locations and areas on a map). All VAAC data with valid times from the current time onward are returned. The following is a partial description to help you understand the characteristics of the data. For full details, please refer to the API reference and test data.
Element
Structure
name
Volcano Name
For example： "name": "SAKURAJIMA (AIRA CALDERA)"
bulletin
VAAC-issued original message
geometry
It represents the latitude and longitude information describing the location of the volcano in the message, as well as the observed and forecasted dispersion areas of volcanic ash.