Volcanic eruption near Reykjavik, Iceland

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 01 July 2023 at 07:58:37 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 13 July 2023 at 07:58:38 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 11 July 2023 at 13:12:59 UTC
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI SO2 acquired on 11 and 12 July 2023
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Geohazard, volcano, lava flow, atmosphere, Iceland, Mid-Atlanctic ridge.
Fig. 1 - S2 (11.07.2023) - View of the volcanic eruption near Reykjavik the day after it began.
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The lava flow is already visible in the natural colour composite but argiculture composite allows seeing through the plume and improve the visibility.
Fig. 2 - S1-IW (01 & 13.07.2023) - The lava flow and the ejected materials are visible on the RADAR images.
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Fig. 3 - S5P-SO2 (11 & 12.07.2023) - A light plume of sulfur dyoxide is visible during the two days following the begining of the eruption.
2D view
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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