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Scientific article about the wildfires in Iceland 2006

Finally our article in International Journal of Remote Sensing about the wildfires of 2006, Mýraeldana 2006, is out. This article emphasizes the use of satellite data to obtain estimates about the spread and intensity of wildfires.

Since final review, almost a year and a half has passed.

Thorsteinsson, Throstur , Magnusson, Borgthor and Gudjonsson, Gudmundur. 2011.

Large wildfire in Iceland in 2006: Size and intensity estimates from satellite data.

International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32(1): 17 — 29.

To link to this Article: DOI: 10.1080/01431160903439858

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431160903439858

 

An example about the type of information it is possible to obtain from satellite data on wildfires.

Strong winds today, 4 January 2011, and high PM10

Strong winds cause high levels of PM10 this morning in Reykjavík.

Image taken from city of Reykjavik air quality monitoring station at GRE.

Particulate matter during New year’s eve 2010

A little wind helped a lot to make the air quality good during New year’s eve 2010 (both at GRE and HEH -  two measuring station in Reykjavik and Hafnafjordur, repsectively).

The highest value was “only” 350 micro-g/m3 – has previously reached well above 2000 micro-g/m3.

The wind kept the values low, wind speed even felt stronger than the measurement indicates, but it is also possible that there were a bit fewer fireworks this year (?).

Happy New YEAR !

Ash and dust storm on 20 December 2010

Still sunny and dry in the southern part of Iceland, with strong winds, which leads to much ash and dust blowing around near Eyjafjallajokull and on the sandur areas south of Vatnajokull.

Image taken at 13:05 on 20 December 2010.

Image taken at 13:20 on 20 December 2010.