Meteorological Satellite Monitoring of Kilauea – May 15, 2018

Enhanced eruptive activity at Kilauea continued on May 15, 2018, with lava flows and volcanic gas and ash emissions. Clouds have prevented satellite detection of SO2 and ash emissions for much the overnight hours Monday (May 14) night and early morning hours on Tuesday (May 15) (local time).   A S-NPP overpass at 1206 UTC 15 […]

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Meteorological Satellite Monitoring of Kilauea – May 14, 2018

The eruption of the Kilauea volcano continued on May 14, 2018, resulting in lava flows and enhanced sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions.  Clouds of SO2 can be hazardous to human health.  Geostationary (GEO) and low earth orbiting (LEO) meteorological satellites (e.g., GOES-15, Himawari-8, and S-NPP) can be useful for identifying positive surface temperature anomalies associated with […]

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