The eruption at Holuhraun lava field continues at a steady rate. New lava from the fissure covers more than 4 km2 (1.54 mi2) or larger area than New York's Central Park and up to triple the size of London's Hyde park.
Scientists from the Icelandi Met Office and the Institute of Earth Sciences are working in the area and have just published the photos in this article.
The eruption began on Sunday morning. The lava that has surfaced is only a very small part of the magma on the move in the underground dike that's been stretching from Bárðarbunga caldera in Vatnajökull glacier since August 16th.
The fissure is 1,5 km long but according to the Icelandi Met Office (IMO) continuous eruption takes place on a 600-800 meter (1.968-2.625 ft) long central section. A single crater has been active at its southern end, but little or no lava extrudes from it now.
Lava plumes rise to a height of a few tens of meters where the activity is greatest, centrally on the fissure.
IMO reports that white plume, with a blue tint below, has risen from the eruptive site, and drifted eastnortheast. Maximum height is 15.000 feet (4,5 km). The white colour of the plume does not suggest any ash.
A continuous clowing river of lava flows along the center of the lava field, almost to edge.
The eruption at Holuhraun lava field continues at a steady rate. New lava from the fissure covers more than 4 km2 (1.54 mi2) or larger area than New York's Central Park and up to triple the size of London's Hyde park.
Scientists from the Icelandi Met Office and the Institute of Earth Sciences are working in the area and have just published the photos in this article.
The eruption began on Sunday morning. The lava that has surfaced is only a very small part of the magma on the move in the underground dike that's been stretching from Bárðarbunga caldera in Vatnajökull glacier since August 16th.
The fissure is 1,5 km long but according to the Icelandi Met Office (IMO) continuous eruption takes place on a 600-800 meter (1.968-2.625 ft) long central section. A single crater has been active at its southern end, but little or no lava extrudes from it now.
Lava plumes rise to a height of a few tens of meters where the activity is greatest, centrally on the fissure.
IMO reports that white plume, with a blue tint below, has risen from the eruptive site, and drifted eastnortheast. Maximum height is 15.000 feet (4,5 km). The white colour of the plume does not suggest any ash.
A continuous clowing river of lava flows along the center of the lava field, almost to edge.
