The Iceland Volcano Thread

jambofc · 21-04-2010 09:12AM

maquiladora wrote: »

09.46 The emission of ash from Iceland's erupting Eyjafjjoell volcano has fallen to 'insignificant' levels, one of the country's leading seismologists said.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0421/travelupdates.html

Nice view on the wecam this morning. Still putting out some ash but it looks nothing like it's former self : http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-thorolfsfelli/

just seems to have died overnight,i wonder is it the calm before.......

alibabba · 21-04-2010 09:16AM

John mac wrote: »

Photos of BAW 284. as promised .

class photos

maquiladora · 21-04-2010 10:15AM

Icelandic volcano continues to quieten down

Posted on 21 April 2010.

Activity at South Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano last night is described as ‘gentle’ and the current force of the eruption is barely 20 percent of its peak. All indications suggest that the volcano is only now erupting from one of its three craters.

Visir.is reports that some ash has still been falling near the glacier, but that it is in vastly reduced quantities. Earth scientists are careful not to call the end of the eruption too early, however – and all are currently saying it could intensify again.

http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2010/04/21/icelandic-volcano-continues-to-quieten-down/

rebel girl 15 · 21-04-2010 10:20AM

kakee wrote: »

Hello folks,

I saw an aeroplane flying over Tipperary town at exactly 10pm tonight. The news reports say Aer lingus and Ryanair have cancelled schedules until tomorrow at least. I reckon this plane was flying from Shannon to Dublin. Test flight maybe?

I think Ryanair were taking up a few test flights alright

jambofc wrote: »

just seems to have died overnight,i wonder is it the calm before.......

Don't jynx it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Webmonkey · 21-04-2010 10:23AM

Oh this is great...finally some hope. Never know what can change though

weisses · 21-04-2010 10:41AM

Maybe a doublepost ...but to good to not put it up me think

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html

enjoy

alibabba · 21-04-2010 10:44AM

the live feed right now suggests it is kicking up again ?

maquiladora · 21-04-2010 10:49AM

alibabba wrote: »

the live feed right now suggests it is kicking up again ?

Plume is fairly low, looks even lower than yesterday but the column is wider so it looks like its erupting from more than one vent at the moment.

alibabba · 21-04-2010 10:55AM

Tis allot lower alright. But compared to this morning 8am, its a bit more active. Have we seen the last of the major action, I wouldnt like to bet my house on it.

maquiladora · 21-04-2010 11:01AM

alibabba wrote: »

Tis allot lower alright. But compared to this morning 8am, its a bit more active. Have we seen the last of the major action, I wouldnt like to bet my house on it.

Very possible it will kick off again sometime in the next few weeks/months. When it last erupted in 1821 it was active for a few days then calmed down until June on 1822 when it started to get more violent again.

lucernarian · 21-04-2010 11:49AM

How have they decided it's safe to fly over Ireland now??

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/vaac/data/VAG_1271827786.png

There are still higer concentrations of ash over Ireland by that chart so what is the reasoning behind deciding that it's safe to fly through it?

I can't get over why there isn't more astonishment about this.

snow ghost · 21-04-2010 11:53AM

To_be_confirmed wrote: »

How have they decided it's safe to fly over Ireland now??

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/vaac/data/VAG_1271827786.png

There are still higer concentrations of ash over Ireland by that chart so what is the reasoning behind deciding that it's safe to fly through it?

I can't get over why there isn't more astonishment about this.

They basically increased what they deemed the tolerance levels of ash for aircraft engines after considerable political and commercial pressure.

They changed the goal posts.

alibabba · 21-04-2010 11:57AM

I'm astonished !

:eek:

Speak Now · 21-04-2010 11:57AM

snow ghost wrote: »

They basically increased what they deemed the tolerance levels of ash for aircraft engines after considerable political and commercial pressure.

They changed the goal posts.

There were no goal posts, they've only put them up :pac:

alibabba · 21-04-2010 11:59AM

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

There were no goal posts, they've only put them up :pac:

And with no (safety) nets :P

lucernarian · 21-04-2010 12:13PM

The VAAC forecast charts even indicate that most of europe must be scarcely over the standard threshold for ash concentration. In the case of Ireland, we remain under the zone marked by a red line for the duration of the forecasts! Ireland and Scotland are currently the nearest countries downstream of the volcano.

So how can they reconcile the forecast with this chart?: https://www.cfmu.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec/PORTAL.14.0.0.P.254.53/_res/100421_Valid1200_Air_Ash_Concentration_Chart_with_buffer.pdf

snow ghost · 21-04-2010 12:14PM

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

There were no goal posts, they've only put them up :pac:

My cycnical side suspects that air traffic controllers just fancied an extended paid holiday, then got used to it! :eek::eek::eek:

Deep Easterly · 21-04-2010 12:16PM

A couple of contrails heading either into or out of Dublin hovering over here.

Popoutman · 21-04-2010 12:24PM

There are a couple of flights after going overhead slightly north of London, heading west. It was funny to see people in the street looking up and pointing at planes going over...

rebel girl 15 · 21-04-2010 12:31PM

Popoutman wrote: »

There are a couple of flights after going overhead slightly north of London, heading west. It was funny to see people in the street looking up and pointing at planes going over...

I'll admit, I did it as well! Saw a plane going overhead and just stopped and stared at it!

Graces7 · 21-04-2010 01:59PM

An Post took my air mail parcel for Canada no problem, they say things are getting back to normal, thankfully.

What is the volcano activity now, please? Nothing would surprise.

maquiladora · 21-04-2010 02:19PM

Graces7 wrote: »

An Post took my air mail parcel for Canada no problem, they say things are getting back to normal, thankfully.

What is the volcano activity now, please? Nothing would surprise.

Little changes - 21 April 2010 10:00

Little changes since yesterday. The plume rises up to ca 2 km hight above the volcano but up to ca 5 km south of Iceland.

The volcanic tremor has slightly decreased since yesterday.

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/articles/nr/1884

Graces7 · 21-04-2010 02:24PM

maquiladora wrote: »

Little changes - 21 April 2010 10:00

Little changes since yesterday. The plume rises up to ca 2 km hight above the volcano but up to ca 5 km south of Iceland.

The volcanic tremor has slightly decreased since yesterday.

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/articles/nr/1884

Thanks; the internet connection up here is wildly erratic and poor so many of these sites will not come up for us here. Relying on you guys...

alibabba · 21-04-2010 02:27PM

Looking at live feed now, she still isnt giving up just yet !

red menace · 21-04-2010 02:29PM

http://jalopnik.com/5518997/top-gear-summits-icelandic-volcano-hours-before-eruption?skyline=true&s=i

Graces7 · 21-04-2010 02:30PM

alibabba wrote: »

Looking at live feed now, she still isnt giving up just yet !

My gut feeling is that she will not stop yet. That we will have a lull while the wind favours us.

maquiladora · 21-04-2010 02:53PM

alibabba wrote: »

Looking at live feed now, she still isnt giving up just yet !

As long as we don't see this again : http://i43.tinypic.com/vovjhl.jpg

maquiladora · 21-04-2010 04:04PM

Rumors going around twitter that a 747 was diverted to land at Ostend due to engine damage/failure from ash. Only rumors so far though.

Webmonkey · 21-04-2010 04:06PM

maquiladora wrote: »

Rumors going around twitter that a 747 was diverted to land at Ostend due to engine damage/failure from ash. Only rumors so far though.

No way, hopefully not

maquiladora · 21-04-2010 04:16PM

Wind slackening in Iceland? Plume seems to be going up fairly high again
http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-thorolfsfelli/

The Iceland Volcano Thread

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