New high resolution imagery of the Holuhraun fissure, near Bardarbunga, Sept 3 and 5 2014

The NASA ALI sensor and NASA/Japanese METI/Japanese Space Systems ASTER sensor have the captured the Holuhraun fissure. Although the overpasses do not capture all of the activity, they do show different features.

On September 3, 2014 at 11:16 UTC, there is evidence of the thermal signals from the fissure and the steaming/SO2 plume being emitted.

Google Earth view of the RGB composite of ALI channels 9, 7 and 5.

Full swath data of the RGB composite of ALI channels 9, 7 and 5.

On September 5 at 12:49 UTC, there is evidence of the different thermal signals from multiple locations. Here the fissure is on the edge of the swath, but the multiple signals is evident in both in the RGB of channels 3N, 2 and 1 as well as in the Thermal infrared data.

RGB of ASTER channels 3N, 2 and 1, viewed in Google Earth. 30 m resolution data. September 5, 2014 at 12:49 UTC

Zoomed in to illustrate the signals seen from multiple locations. 30 m resolution data.

Thermal infrared data, while at 90 m resolution, one is still able to see the signals from multiple locations. September 5, 2014 at 12:49 UTC.

Thanks to USGS Earth Explorer for access to the ALI data earthexplorer.usgs.gov and the LPDAAC for access to the ASTER data, https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/