A distinct hot thermal signature (black to yellow to red pixels) of a new Sundhnúkagígar fissure eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland was apparent in GOES-16 (GOES-East) Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) imagery on 08 February 2024 (above). Station identifier BIRK is Reykjavik Airport, and BIKF is Keflavik International Airport.Since the... Read More
5-minute CONUS Sector GOES-16 (GOES-East) Ash RGB, Dust RGB, SO2 RGB and Split Window Difference images (above) displayed signatures of a series of volcanic cloud pulses produced by minor eruptions of Popocatépetl on 27 January 2024. This comparison highlights the fact that the Ash RGB might not always provide the best depiction of volcanic cloud structure... Read More
A distinct hot thermal signature (black to yellow to red pixels) of the Hagafell-Grindavik fissure eruption in southwestern Iceland was apparent in GOES-16 (GOES-East) Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) imagery on 14 January 2023 (above). Station identifier BIRK is Reykjavik Airport, and BIKF is Keflavik International Airport.Since the fissure eruption and subsequent lava... Read More
Suomi NPP Day Night Band imagery from the NASA Worldview site, had a large increase in luminance over southwest Iceland on 19 December, to the southwest of the Capitol of Reykjavik. That is shown below in the toggle of 18 December and 19 December 2023 imagery. (Click here for a map of... Read More
