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Bárðarbunga and Holuhraun - overview

A list of links to the relevant web-material

An overview of the Bárðarbunga seismic events and the Holuhraun eruption, 2014 - 2015, is given here with notes, factsheets and observations. New material was added to the top of each monthly article. Combined, the monthly articles give an overview of events, see: August, September, October, November, December, January, February, March-April-May and this overview.



Links to all relevant articles on IMO's web

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Update Bárðarbunga 2014 - August events (download as pdf 1,14 Mb)

Update Bárðarbunga 2014 - September events (download as pdf 2,22 Mb)

Update Bárðarbunga 2014 - October events (download as pdf 1,09 Mb)

Update Bárðarbunga 2014 - November events (download as pdf 0,89 Mb)

Update Bárðarbunga 2014 - December events (download as pdf 0,84 Mb)

Update Bárðarbunga 2015 - January events (download as pdf 0.92 Mb)



Update Bárðarbunga 2015 - February events (download as pdf 1.28 Mb)



Update Bárðarbunga 2015 - March-April-May follow up (see pdf 0.71 Mb)



Earthquakes Bárðarbunga - all earthquakes

Earthquakes Bárðarbunga earthquakes - 3D video



Earthquakes Bárðarbunga earthquakes - 3D interactive model



GPS map Bárðarbunga GPS displacements

Subsidence Vertical displacement in the Bárðarbunga caldera

Gas observ. Volcanic gas detected

Gas observ. I want to report

Gas observ. View public observations

Gas observ. Handheld meters results

Gas observ. Hazard zoning

Gas forecast Text and maps approved by meteorologist on duty

Gas model Gas dispersion model

AVCC Aviation colour code map

Prohibited area Prohibited area around the Holuhraun lava field

Prohibited area Preliminary assessment of the risk of flooding

Short articles on the subject

The latest articles are on top of the list:

Steam plumes from Holuhraun lava field



End of eruption - photos

Bárðarbunga - decay of seismic activity

Photos of the ice cauldrons at Bárðarbunga

Gradual fading of seismic activity at Bárðarbunga and the dyke intrusion

100 days of gas release at Holuhraun

Flight over NW-Vatnajökull 24 Oct 2014



Photos from field trips (text in Icelandic)



The low frequency tremor 23rd August 2014

A chapter on Bárðarbunga

Bárðarbunga system, a pre-publication extract from the Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes (pdf 0.9 Mb).



News

2016

On the Bárðarbunga gradual caldera collapse - An article in Science



Activity in the Bárðarbunga system since the end of the eruption

2015



Bárðarbunga AVCC now green



The eruption has come to an end

New equipment at Holuhraun

Monitoring device rescued from the lava

Warning banners removed

2014



The segmented dyke intrusion explained

What is Bárðarbunga? - including a chapter from the Catalogue of Icelandic Volanoes (in progress)



The FutureVolc project and the eruption on National Geographic

A glimpse into the field

Hard work in harsh circumstances

A reconnaissance flight with TF-SIF

Seismic activity still great

Updated summary from Bárðarbunga

Summary of activity in Bárðarbunga

Seismic activity at Bárðarbunga persists

Activity in Bárðarbunga volcano

Earthquake swarm by Bárðarbunga volcano

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