lava viewing

[Guest]

If you guys want to see a really cool job that deals with lava viewing,
Check out This Blog of a student interning up at the park for the summer.

Talk about a "hot" job![]

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Glob

[missydog1]

Hmm, I really don't think the cloud cover was "vent belch" related. Weather happens.
It was drizzling in Hilo, Keaau, and on the verge of raining at Na'alehu, and it didn't seem voggy. I always cough and get a headache from the sulfur. (I did feel yucky at the park.) When I got up Sunday morning and saw the rain in Hilo, I immediately thought of the folks who were planning on a day at the beach park. Typical, sunny all week and raining on the holiday.

The sky was nice and clear coming up the Punalu'u side of the mountain towards the vent, and at the park. (Clear with puffy clouds, not gray). Like I said, we left Volcano House maybe 30 minutes before the incident.

There was this drunk guy at the bar who appears to have taken up roost there in order to decipher Pele's message in the plume. [:0]

[missydog1]

Greg, that link Carey posted is a video that's on the USGS page.
Fiery red looks to be splashing up from the vent.

Today it says there were 21 earthquakes.
and something I haven't seen before:
"GOES-WEST imagery showed a large thermal anomaly on the coastal plain this morning; an HVO crew is en route to investigate. "

What might that mean, a thermal anomaly on the plain? I assume the thermal reading is of something under the surface?

The Kilauea page says there continues to be ocean entry, but it is only one and wasn't producing explosions, which I think makes it look like there's no entry.

[Greg]

Cathy, Thanks for the information. The ocean entry had indeed stopped yesterday. There probably was a little spurting and splatering but for all practical purposes it stopped. In fact the county crew got off a little early last night because there was nothing/nobody around.

The ocean entry resumed this morning however, as the lava plume is very evident and growing. Happy viewing!

The "thermal anomaly" is a sat image that shows lava at, or magma near the surface. exactly where it is requires visual confirmation.

[missydog1]

Ah, thank YOU Greg!
I appreciate your info coming from so close to the viewing area. Very cool to get the "local" news.

[Carey]

GOES-WEST is a NOAA weather sattelite... most likely picking up a surface thermal increase ( not sure if it can detect sub surface thermal events...)

[Greg]

Bump..... The County viewing area is CLOSED today, Saturday 9/13 because of unsafe winds and fume conditions.

[Kelena]

Yes --as you can probably guess, I look at the Halema'uma'u webcam frequently. Yesterday evening, the plume was just a mess, going all over the place and smoking out the people at the observation platform. The trades have died back. I was surprised at the amount of sulfur dioxide flying out of Pu'u O'o. Man. All that protects Puna are the trades.

[Greg]

With the return of light trade winds, it looks like the ocean entry area will be open today (Monday 9/15).

[Greg]

Bump;

The Kalapana Ocean entry has stopped today (Sunday 9/21).
Just temporary, I hope.