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Old April 15th 10, 01:40 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Eyjafjallajokull ash Cloud

On 15 Apr, 11:41, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:32:33 -0000, Bernard Burton wrote:
Satellite view from the noaa19 overpass at 0450z. Black dot is the
volcanic heat source, with the ash plume streaming eastwards.


I think it's showing on yesterdays terra MODIS as
well:

http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/s...set=Iceland.20
10104.terra.250m

Roughly center right at the bottom black dot and dark gray squiggle
to the right. I suspect that is shadow on the cloud as the land goes
dark when the cloud disappears.

The aqua one is
clearer:

http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/s...set=Iceland.20
10104.aqua.250m

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Cheers Dave.
Nr Garrigill, Cumbria. 421m ASL.


http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/IPPS/html...LAND/index.htm is
an animation showing the dust cloud getting bigger and closer...