Assessment - 12 May 2010 18:15
Ashfall was reported in Vík í Mýrdal and in Meðalland and ash mist was
reported in Álftaver. Several lightnings were recorded on the ATDnet
(UK’s National Weather Service) since five o’clock yesterday until noon
today; see IMO’s map of [10]lightning locations for the past seven
days, based on that data.
No major changes are seen in the activity. The ash plume has slightly
decreased since yesterday and is heading east-souteast. Water discharge
at Gígjökull is low. Presently there are no indications that the
eruption is about to end. The above is based on a
status report s about to end. The above is based on a [11]status report issued collectively by the Icelandic Meteorological Office and the
Institute of Earth Sciences at 15:00.
