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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - October 17, 2014

By Kīlauea October 17, 2014

Very little advancement of the flow's leading edge, but breakouts persist around flow front

 

Very little advancement of the flow's leading edge, but breakouts p...
The June 27th lava flow remains active, but has advanced only a minor distance - about 50 m (55 yards) - over the past two days. Activity persists around the flow front, however, with numerous scattered breakouts. The flow front this morning was 1.1 km (0.7 miles) from Apa‘a St., as measured along a straight line.
Another view of the flow front, looking downslope towards Pāhoa. T...
Another view of the flow front, looking downslope towards Pāhoa. The smoke plumes are created by individual breakouts burning vegetation at the flow margin.
A closer look at the flow front, showing the leading edge moving th...
A closer look at the flow front, showing the leading edge moving through thick vegetation.
A comparison of a normal photograph of the flow front with a therma...
A comparison of a normal photograph of the flow front with a thermal image. The white box shows the extent of the thermal image. The thermal image shows that numerous active breakouts (white and yellow areas) are scattered behind the flow front.
A close view of the north margin of the flow, just behind the flow ...
A close view of the north margin of the flow, just behind the flow front.
Preview image for video: provides a brief aerial overview of activi...
Preview image for video: provides a brief aerial overview of activity at the flow front.

 

 

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