Assessment - 08 May 2010 18:30
The eruption is still in an explosive phase. The tephra- and splatter
cone continues to build up and is now reaching the rim of the ice edge
around the crater. Little or no steam is observed at Gígjökull.
Tephra fallout may be expected in the nearest vicinity of the volcano,
but much less than during the first days of the eruption.
The plume doesn’t rise vertically from the crater, but bends SE-wards
due to wind; measured at around 5 km height this morning. For more
detailed information, see the
status report issued collectively by the Icelandic Meteorological Office and the Institute of Earth Sciences
at 14:00 today.
