2010-09-07

Re-suspended ash blowing over Reykjavik and a small dust storm in the north

Sunny day, with some wind, means re-suspended ash and dust storms.

North of Dyngjujökull (north-west part of Vatnajökull) we can probably see a small dust storm.

And in the south re-suspended ash is blowing to the west-north-west from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption zone, although clouds make observations difficult.

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Image from MIRAVI – Meris ESA, taken at 12:12 on 7 September 2010.

Zooming in on the southern part of the country:20100907_MER_1212_crop_2

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Similar image from MODIS NASA Rapidfire, taken at 12:15 on 7 September 2010.

The PM10 concentration in Reykjavik rose around noon, reached about 206 micro-g/m3 around 16 (at FHG in Reykjavik), but seems to be on the way down again (although that might change).

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