The new Holuhraun lava field is getting significantly thicker 6. janúar 2015 13:27 The new lava field is now getting thicker after spreading over 84 sq km (32 sq mi). Screenshot from a video by Kristinn Ingi Pétursson. The new Holuhraun lava field now covers 84.4 square km (32.2 sq mi). It is on average 10 m (33 ft) thick in the eastern part, about 12 m (39 ft) in the center, and about 14 m (46) or more in the western part according to the Icelandic Met Office (IMO). Scientists from the Institute of Earth Science (IES) made radar measurements for height, giving indications of the thickness, during a surveillance flight on December 30th. Uncertainties are considerable and full processing of the data is not finished IES reports that according to the preliminary results the new Holuhraun lava field has thickened significantly since the beginning of December, chiefly in the eastern part of the lava field, where new lava has spread over tongues of lava from earlier stages of the eruption. According to the measurements the maximum thickness of the lava is close to the magma lake and is about 40 m (131 ft) at the eastern margin of the lake. Preliminary estimate for the volume of the lava is 1.1 km³. Two flight sections were also measured across Bárðarbunga caldera during the surveillance flight. The subsidence continues in a similar fashion as in the last few weeks and is about 25 cm (10 in) per day. The ice surface in Bárðarbunga has lowered by 59 m (194 ft) since August 16th.For more news in english visit: icelandmag.com News in English Mest lesið „Dökk að utan en mjólkurhvít að innan“ Innlent Sár yfir Nóbelnum og rak Modi í faðm Xi Erlent „Mikill léttir“ af nýjum þingflokksformanni Innlent Skipagöng ólíklegri eftir að tilboð reyndust of há Erlent Ósammála því að jarðvarmavirkjanir séu í losunarbókhaldinu Innlent Þjóðin sé orðin þreytt á málþófi Innlent Björguðu ketti sem var fastur inni í Teslu Innlent Fer hörðum orðum um „óveðursskýið“ Jóhann Pál Innlent Ísland standi frammi fyrir hamfarakólnun verði ekkert gert Innlent Vilja búa til „friðarfána“ svo ekki þurfi að flagga erlendum fánum Innlent
The new Holuhraun lava field now covers 84.4 square km (32.2 sq mi). It is on average 10 m (33 ft) thick in the eastern part, about 12 m (39 ft) in the center, and about 14 m (46) or more in the western part according to the Icelandic Met Office (IMO). Scientists from the Institute of Earth Science (IES) made radar measurements for height, giving indications of the thickness, during a surveillance flight on December 30th. Uncertainties are considerable and full processing of the data is not finished IES reports that according to the preliminary results the new Holuhraun lava field has thickened significantly since the beginning of December, chiefly in the eastern part of the lava field, where new lava has spread over tongues of lava from earlier stages of the eruption. According to the measurements the maximum thickness of the lava is close to the magma lake and is about 40 m (131 ft) at the eastern margin of the lake. Preliminary estimate for the volume of the lava is 1.1 km³. Two flight sections were also measured across Bárðarbunga caldera during the surveillance flight. The subsidence continues in a similar fashion as in the last few weeks and is about 25 cm (10 in) per day. The ice surface in Bárðarbunga has lowered by 59 m (194 ft) since August 16th.For more news in english visit: icelandmag.com
News in English Mest lesið „Dökk að utan en mjólkurhvít að innan“ Innlent Sár yfir Nóbelnum og rak Modi í faðm Xi Erlent „Mikill léttir“ af nýjum þingflokksformanni Innlent Skipagöng ólíklegri eftir að tilboð reyndust of há Erlent Ósammála því að jarðvarmavirkjanir séu í losunarbókhaldinu Innlent Þjóðin sé orðin þreytt á málþófi Innlent Björguðu ketti sem var fastur inni í Teslu Innlent Fer hörðum orðum um „óveðursskýið“ Jóhann Pál Innlent Ísland standi frammi fyrir hamfarakólnun verði ekkert gert Innlent Vilja búa til „friðarfána“ svo ekki þurfi að flagga erlendum fánum Innlent