Latest available images of Eyjafjöll eruption
The following images pertain to Iceland’s 0.5-km long volcanic fissure on the northern side of Fimmvörðuháls, east of the Eyjafjallajökull ice cap, which began erupting on March 20, 2010.
Background:
- Icelandic Volcano Erupts – UPDATE
- Volcano erupts near Eyjafjallajoekull, Iceland
- Icelandic Volcano Erupts – VIDEO UPDATE
Lava flow map 1, March 22, 2010. For credit see inset. Click image to enlarge.
Lava flow map 2, March 24, 2010. For credit see inset. Click image to enlarge.
Aerial photo of Fimmvörðuháls on Eyjafjallajökull, 22nd March 2010, between 8 and 9 o’clock. Steam is caused by lava melting snow. © Ólafur Sigurjónsson
From Heljarkambur, looking down into Hrunagil, 22nd March 2010 at 16:00. Lava flows into the gully. The snow is covered with ash. Photo: Einar Kjartansson. Image may be subject to copyright. Source: Icelandic Met Office
Hrunagil 15th July 2007, just south of Heljarkambur. Mudcovered ice at the bottom of the gully. Photo: Einar Kjartansson. Image may be subject to copyright. Source: Icelandic Met Office.
The new mountain rises behind the crater. Photo by Páll Stefánsson. (Undated, but cover story published on March 26, 2010.) Source: Iceland Review. Image may be subject to copyright.
Automatic Earthquake Location Map of Iceland. Most of the recent seismic activity has occurred near the Eyjafjallajokull Glacier, with a few shock occurring close to the position of Katla, which is buried under the Myrdalsjökull icecap. ©The Icelandic Meteorological Office
Videos:
- Hrunagil (video)
- Iceland TV RUC
More Detailed Information:
- Introduction to the geology and geodynamics of Iceland as PDF-file (2 MB)
- Eyjafjallajokull Volcano – GPS Time Series (by Sigrún Hreinsdóttir)
- Results from observations flights over the eruption site 21 and 22 March 2010 (pdf file compiled by Eyjólfur Magnússon)
- Plot showing the displacement (pdf file – data from Sigrún Hreinsdóttir, runa@hi.is)
- Katla and Eyjafjallajökull Volcanoes
Related Links:
Iceland Review (Online Publication in English)
Related Icelandic Institution
Fire Earth 