New volcanic fissure eruption near Grindavik, Iceland
GOES-16 Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) images, from 0730 UTC on 14 January to 1810 UTC on 14 January [click to play animated GIF | MP4]
Since the fissure eruption and subsequent lava flows began during the nighttime hours, the thermal signature also showed up well in GOES-16 Near-Infrared 1.61 µm and 2.24 µm imagery (below).
GOES-16 Near-Infrared “Snow/Ice” (1.61 µm, top), Near-Infrared “Cloud Particle Size” (2.24 µm, middle) and Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm, bottom) images, from 0730 UTC on 14 January to 1100 UTC on 14 January [click to play animated GIF | MP4]