Continued thermal activity from Tolbachik seen in MIR satellite data, December 5, 2012

Mid infrared imagery shows continued activity from lava flow at Tolbachik, December 5, 2012. Below are just a few example images. Both MIR and thermal IR are saturated in the AVHRR data.

40 x 40 Channel 3 and 4 region at 04:05 UTC

Tolbachik volcano, 04:05 UTC December 5, 2012

MIR =   65.63 C

TIR background =   -12.39 C

MIR elevated above background =  79.04 C

Time averaged effusion rate =   32.3 m³/s (13 obs)

04:05 UTC, December 5, 2012

15:30 UTC, December 5, 2012