Prof. Simon Carn
@simoncarn.bsky.social
Volcanologist @michigantech.bsky.social. Satellite-powered analysis of global #volcanic activity. #GreatLakes silent sports 🏃🏻♂️🚵🏻♂️⛷. Often buried in snow. 🇬🇧/🇺🇸
Satellite measurements on July 18 show continued SO₂ emissions from the erupting fissure in #Iceland and dispersion of SO₂ over #Greenland and the #Arctic Ocean.
July 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Satellite measurements on July 18 show continued SO₂ emissions from the erupting fissure in #Iceland and dispersion of SO₂ over #Greenland and the #Arctic Ocean.
Dispersion of #volcanic SO₂ from the latest #eruption on #Iceland's #Reykjanes peninsula (July 16), measured by the Sentinel-5P TROPOMI satellite instrument. SO₂ emissions have spread into north and west Iceland, impacting air quality (Icelandic Met Office). @esa.int
July 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Dispersion of #volcanic SO₂ from the latest #eruption on #Iceland's #Reykjanes peninsula (July 16), measured by the Sentinel-5P TROPOMI satellite instrument. SO₂ emissions have spread into north and west Iceland, impacting air quality (Icelandic Met Office). @esa.int
Thanks Fred. Impressive plume but low SO₂ loading (~6 kt or 0.006 Tg); an order of magnitude lower than the June 17 eruption of #Lewotobi.
July 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Thanks Fred. Impressive plume but low SO₂ loading (~6 kt or 0.006 Tg); an order of magnitude lower than the June 17 eruption of #Lewotobi.
Satellite imagery of nighttime lights using the NOAA-20/VIIRS Day/Night Band ('visible image at night') shows areas of Spain and Portugal still affected by power outages overnight on April 28-29. Images from NASA Worldview. @thenasaearth.bsky.social @noaa.gov
April 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Satellite imagery of nighttime lights using the NOAA-20/VIIRS Day/Night Band ('visible image at night') shows areas of Spain and Portugal still affected by power outages overnight on April 28-29. Images from NASA Worldview. @thenasaearth.bsky.social @noaa.gov
The world's youngest mountain glacier - Crater Glacier at Mount St. Helens #volcano (WA, USA) - formed in 1996 in the amphitheater produced by the May 1980 eruption. The glacier flows around lava domes erupted in 1980-86 and 2004-08. Photos taken in 2023. #WorldGlacierDay 🧪🌋
March 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The world's youngest mountain glacier - Crater Glacier at Mount St. Helens #volcano (WA, USA) - formed in 1996 in the amphitheater produced by the May 1980 eruption. The glacier flows around lava domes erupted in 1980-86 and 2004-08. Photos taken in 2023. #WorldGlacierDay 🧪🌋
When Spurr last erupted in 1992, volcanic ash & gas clouds (a potential aviation hazard) drifted south over the Pacific NW & Upper Midwest. A fully functional USGS & NOAA is needed to monitor such events & mitigate their impacts. NASA/NOAA satellite data also critical for tracking volcanic clouds.
March 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
When Spurr last erupted in 1992, volcanic ash & gas clouds (a potential aviation hazard) drifted south over the Pacific NW & Upper Midwest. A fully functional USGS & NOAA is needed to monitor such events & mitigate their impacts. NASA/NOAA satellite data also critical for tracking volcanic clouds.
Satellite imagery from @planet.com shows increased steaming in the summit caldera of Fentale volcano (Ethiopia) in the last week. Emissions appear confined to topographic lows - perhaps a meteorological effect (temperature inversion?). @davidmpyle.bsky.social @volckaren.bsky.social 🧪
January 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Satellite imagery from @planet.com shows increased steaming in the summit caldera of Fentale volcano (Ethiopia) in the last week. Emissions appear confined to topographic lows - perhaps a meteorological effect (temperature inversion?). @davidmpyle.bsky.social @volckaren.bsky.social 🧪
#Volcanic SO₂ plume from #Kanlaon #volcano captured and entrained by Super Typhoon #Man-yi (#Pepito) during its passage through the #Philippines. Data from the #geostationary GK-2B GEMS instrument.
November 19, 2024 at 5:51 AM
#Volcanic SO₂ plume from #Kanlaon #volcano captured and entrained by Super Typhoon #Man-yi (#Pepito) during its passage through the #Philippines. Data from the #geostationary GK-2B GEMS instrument.
Evolution of colors in tonight’s #aurora over Hancock, #Michigan. @Upper Peninsula @NWSMarquette @TamithaSkov #northernlights #geomagneticstorm
November 16, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Evolution of colors in tonight’s #aurora over Hancock, #Michigan. @Upper Peninsula @NWSMarquette @TamithaSkov #northernlights #geomagneticstorm
October 8, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Another batch of #volcanic SO₂ en route to the #UK/#Ireland, courtesy of the latest #eruption on #Iceland's #Reykjanes peninsula. Might cause some local #AirQuality impacts in the coming days. @eddy_weather @ScottishEPA
SO₂ data: @NOAA/@NASA @JPSSProgram #NOAA20-#OMPS
SO₂ data: @NOAA/@NASA @JPSSProgram #NOAA20-#OMPS
November 16, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Another batch of #volcanic SO₂ en route to the #UK/#Ireland, courtesy of the latest #eruption on #Iceland's #Reykjanes peninsula. Might cause some local #AirQuality impacts in the coming days. @eddy_weather @ScottishEPA
SO₂ data: @NOAA/@NASA @JPSSProgram #NOAA20-#OMPS
SO₂ data: @NOAA/@NASA @JPSSProgram #NOAA20-#OMPS
Longer sequence of hourly #GEMS data (daytime only) showing SO₂ emissions from the June 3 #Kanlaon #eruption. On June 5, the upper tropospheric SO₂ cloud was moving west over #SriLanka and S. #India, whilst SO₂ at lower altitudes is dispersing over the southern #Philippines.
November 16, 2024 at 10:31 PM
The largest #eruption on record of #Kanlaon/#Canlaon #volcano (#Philippines) on June 3 produced an upper tropospheric SO₂ cloud (~0.05 Tg SO₂), seen here from #geostationary orbit by #SouthKorea's UV #GK2B #GEMS sensor.
@phivolcs_dost @News5PH @nababaha
@phivolcs_dost @News5PH @nababaha
November 16, 2024 at 10:20 PM
The largest #eruption on record of #Kanlaon/#Canlaon #volcano (#Philippines) on June 3 produced an upper tropospheric SO₂ cloud (~0.05 Tg SO₂), seen here from #geostationary orbit by #SouthKorea's UV #GK2B #GEMS sensor.
@phivolcs_dost @News5PH @nababaha
@phivolcs_dost @News5PH @nababaha
The #volcanic SO₂ (and derived sulfate aerosol) from #Iceland seems to be impacting surface #AirQuality over the northern #UK today.
L: #TROPOMI data shows SO₂ plume at 11:50 UT
R: map shows data from the @ThePurpleAir...
L: #TROPOMI data shows SO₂ plume at 11:50 UT
R: map shows data from the @ThePurpleAir...
November 16, 2024 at 10:43 PM
The #volcanic SO₂ (and derived sulfate aerosol) from #Iceland seems to be impacting surface #AirQuality over the northern #UK today.
L: #TROPOMI data shows SO₂ plume at 11:50 UT
R: map shows data from the @ThePurpleAir...
L: #TROPOMI data shows SO₂ plume at 11:50 UT
R: map shows data from the @ThePurpleAir...
Consecutive orbits of #TROPOMI data on May 30 show ongoing SO₂ emissions from the Sundhnúksgíga #eruption. The SO₂ plume emitted on May 29 is now drifting towards NW #Scotland & SO₂ columns in this cloud remain quite high (~200 DU). Might create some visible haze. @EIlyinskaya
November 16, 2024 at 10:31 PM
First #Sentinel5P #TROPOMI overpass ~1.3 hours after the onset of today's #eruption on #Iceland's #Reykjanes peninsula shows very high SO₂ column amounts in plume spreading SE. Est. SO₂ emission rate is ~1400 kg/s (~120,000 tons/day). @Vedurstofan @CopernicusEU @rockhardIES
November 16, 2024 at 10:20 PM
First #Sentinel5P #TROPOMI overpass ~1.3 hours after the onset of today's #eruption on #Iceland's #Reykjanes peninsula shows very high SO₂ column amounts in plume spreading SE. Est. SO₂ emission rate is ~1400 kg/s (~120,000 tons/day). @Vedurstofan @CopernicusEU @rockhardIES
SO₂ emissions from the April 16 #eruption of #Ruang #volcano (#Indonesia) measured with hourly cadence by #SouthKorea's #geostationary UV GK-2B #GEMS sensor. Relatively low SO₂ amounts detected so far. @PVMBG_ @id_magma @andrewcraigtupp
November 16, 2024 at 10:21 PM
SO₂ emissions from the April 16 #eruption of #Ruang #volcano (#Indonesia) measured with hourly cadence by #SouthKorea's #geostationary UV GK-2B #GEMS sensor. Relatively low SO₂ amounts detected so far. @PVMBG_ @id_magma @andrewcraigtupp
The latest #eruption in #Iceland has produced the largest #volcanic SO₂ cloud measured to date in the 2023-24 #Reykjanes Fires, consistent with reports that it is the most intense episode so far.
Data: @CopernicusEU #Sentinel5P #TROPOMI.
@Vedurstofan @rockhardIES @Alberto_Carac
Data: @CopernicusEU #Sentinel5P #TROPOMI.
@Vedurstofan @rockhardIES @Alberto_Carac
November 16, 2024 at 10:21 PM
The latest #eruption in #Iceland has produced the largest #volcanic SO₂ cloud measured to date in the 2023-24 #Reykjanes Fires, consistent with reports that it is the most intense episode so far.
Data: @CopernicusEU #Sentinel5P #TROPOMI.
@Vedurstofan @rockhardIES @Alberto_Carac
Data: @CopernicusEU #Sentinel5P #TROPOMI.
@Vedurstofan @rockhardIES @Alberto_Carac
The next (13ᵗʰ) #CitiesOnVolcanoes meeting will convene in @CityofBend, #Oregon in July 2026. Here's a glimpse of some of the spectacular #volcanism in the region.
#ThreeSisters Wilderness
#Newberry National #Volcanic Monument
@CraterLakeNPS
#ThreeSisters Wilderness
#Newberry National #Volcanic Monument
@CraterLakeNPS
November 16, 2024 at 10:43 PM
The next (13ᵗʰ) #CitiesOnVolcanoes meeting will convene in @CityofBend, #Oregon in July 2026. Here's a glimpse of some of the spectacular #volcanism in the region.
#ThreeSisters Wilderness
#Newberry National #Volcanic Monument
@CraterLakeNPS
#ThreeSisters Wilderness
#Newberry National #Volcanic Monument
@CraterLakeNPS
November 16, 2024 at 10:31 PM
.@mtugeomining’s Rudiger Escobar-Wolf discussing #volcanic risk reduction in #Guatemala at the closing ceremony of the @COVolcanoes12 meeting in #Antigua. Many thanks to the organizers for a fantastic conference. @michigantech @mturesearch #CoV12
November 16, 2024 at 10:21 PM
.@mtugeomining’s Rudiger Escobar-Wolf discussing #volcanic risk reduction in #Guatemala at the closing ceremony of the @COVolcanoes12 meeting in #Antigua. Many thanks to the organizers for a fantastic conference. @michigantech @mturesearch #CoV12
As sunlight gradually returns to high northern latitudes, so does UV satellite monitoring of #volcanic SO₂ emissions from #Iceland. #Sentinel5P #TROPOMI detected SO₂ from today's #eruption on the #Reykjanes peninsula drifting over the N. Atlantic.
February 8, 2024 at 4:39 PM
As sunlight gradually returns to high northern latitudes, so does UV satellite monitoring of #volcanic SO₂ emissions from #Iceland. #Sentinel5P #TROPOMI detected SO₂ from today's #eruption on the #Reykjanes peninsula drifting over the N. Atlantic.
As sunlight gradually returns to high northern latitudes, so does UV satellite monitoring of #volcanic SO₂ emissions from #Iceland. #Sentinel5P #TROPOMI detected SO₂ from today's #eruption on the #Reykjanes peninsula drifting over the N. Atlantic. @BIRA_IASB @Vedurstofan
November 16, 2024 at 10:21 PM
As sunlight gradually returns to high northern latitudes, so does UV satellite monitoring of #volcanic SO₂ emissions from #Iceland. #Sentinel5P #TROPOMI detected SO₂ from today's #eruption on the #Reykjanes peninsula drifting over the N. Atlantic. @BIRA_IASB @Vedurstofan