Sunday, April 27, 2014

Current thermal image of the Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Current thermal image of the Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Via USGS Hawaii Volcano Observatory:
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/cams/panorama.php?cam=HTcam&display=Live

This image is from a  temporary thermal camera.  The temperature scale is in degrees Celsius up to a maximum of 500 Celsius (932 Fahrenheit) for this camera model, and scales based on the maximum and minimum temperatures within the frame.  Thick fume, image pixel size and other factors often result in image temperatures being lower than actual surface temperatures.  

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