Barren Island volcano (India) - intermittent activity detected on satellite data
Tue, 4 Feb 2014, 12:28 | BY: T
Gas and ash plume from Barren Island today (MODIS/Terra, NASA)
MODIS hot spot on Barren Island volcano (ModVolc, Univ. Hawaii)
Without (the rare) direct observations (usually by Indian navy), it is impossible to know exactly what type of activity is going on at the moment. It could be intermittent strombolian-type explosions, and/or lava flows or even the formation of a small temporary lava lake.
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Barren Island volcano (Indian Ocean) activity update
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Sun, 15 Dec 2013, 16:50
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