The eruption of Krýsuvík-Trölladyngja resumes, Iceland

Sentinel-3 SLSTR LST acquired from 03 August 2022 at 23:16:19 to 15 August 2022 at 23:05:04 UTC
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI SO2 acquired from 04 August 2022 at 13:16:37 to 06 August 2022 at 14:21:36 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 01 August 2022 & 13 August 2022 from 18:59:00 to 18:59:25 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 15 August 2022 at 13:13:01 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Geohazard, volcano, lava flow, atmosphere, Iceland, Mid-Atlanctic ridge.
Fig. 1 - S5P TROPOMI (04 & 06.08.2022) - SO2 total column - Trölladyngja (379 m) is a volcano on the Reykjaness Peninsula, SW Iceland.
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A fissure eruption began at 13:18 on 3 August. The initial flow rate was 5-10 times greater than that at the start of the 2021 eruption, ~32 m3/s.
Fig. 2 - On 4 August 11:00, ~1.6 million m3 of lava had covered 0.14 km². The average flow thickness was ~11 m.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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