Dust and ash blowing out to sea

Today, 14 May 2013, there was quite a bit of dust and ash blowing out to sea. The conditions were prime, sunny and windy, as can be seen from the wind velocity at Þykkvabær, where the average wind speed was over 15 m/s before noon today.

Satellite images taken at 11:50, 12:10, 13:30 and 13:45, show how the dust and most likely ash (although the distinction can be difficult now) was being blown out to sea by the northerly winds.

11:50

12:10

13:30

13:45