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Weather forecast
Weather forecast for the next 24 hours
Southwest wind, widely 8 to 15 m/s. Some snowshowers in the west part, but fair in the east part. Turns to south wind by afternoon with intermittent sleet and later rain in the west part by evening. West 8 to 15 and rain- or snowshowers in the west tomorrow. Temperature near freezing point, but widely plus 2 to 7 deg, C tonight and tomorrow. Becoming colder tomorrow afternoon, first in the northwest part.
Forecast made 11.02.2012 06:45
If the map and the text forecast differs, then the text forecast applies
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Preliminary results
Earthquakes
Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 11 Feb 06:40 GMT
Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours
| Size | Time | Quality | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | 11 Feb 04:40:26 | 90.0 | 7.6 km SSW of Eldeyjarboði |
| 2.6 | 11 Feb 01:08:24 | 90.0 | 6.2 km SW of Eldeyjarboði |
| 2.5 | 10 Feb 15:31:29 | 90.0 | 19.8 km NE of Siglufjörður |
| 2.2 | 10 Feb 00:14:23 | Checked | 7.4 km SE of Geirfuglasker |
| 2.0 | 11 Feb 01:08:44 | 31.9 | 18.6 km S of Grindavík |
| 1.9 | 09 Feb 15:22:30 | 77.6 | 19.8 km NNE of Siglufjörður |
Hydrology
Average flow and temperature last 24 hours
| River | Place | Flow | Water temperature |
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| Norðurá | Stekkur | 42.4 m³/s | |
| Austari Jökulsá | Skatastaðir | ||
| Jökulsá á Fjöllum | Grímsstaðir | 128.6 m³/s | |
| Eldvatn | Eystri-Ásar | ||
| Ölfusá | Selfoss | 532.2 m³/s | 0.2 °C |
News
Second Nordic International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation
The Second Nordic International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation is to be held in Helsinki on 29-31 August 2012. The deadline for abstract submission is 9 March 2012.
Measurements and simulation of volcanic ash for civil aviation
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30th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting
The 30th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting will be held in Reykjavík in January 2012.
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New Reception at the Icelandic Met Office and new projects
The Icelandic Met Office's new reception was opened on December 16th at Bústaðavegur 7. IMO is now located in two adjacent buildings, Bústaðavegur 7 and 9.
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Global Cryosphere Watch
The cryosphere collectively describes elements of the Earth System containing water in its frozen state and includes solid precipitation, snow cover, sea ice, lake and river ice, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, permafrost, and seasonally frozen ground. The Global Cryosphere Watch (GCW) should enhance the capability of the research community and operational services to predict the future state of the cryosphere.
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The design of avalanche protection dams
A book published in 2009 discusses the design of protective measures in the run-out zones of snow avalanches. Recent theoretical developments and the results of field and laboratory studies are summarised and combined with traditional design principles to form a new framework for the design.
Read moreNew publications and research
- Jon Tarasewicz, Robert S. White, Bryndís Brandsdóttir & Bergthóra S. Thorbjarnardóttir (2011). Location accuracy of earthquake hypocentres beneath Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland, prior to the 2010 eruptions. Jökull, 61, 33-50 (offprint, pdf).
- Philippe Crochet & Tómas Jóhannesson (2011). A data set of gridded daily temperature in Iceland, 1949–2010. Jökull 61, s. 1-18 (offprint, pdf).
- Tómas Jóhannesson, Helgi Björnsson, Finnur Pálsson, Oddur Sigurðsson & Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson (2011). LiDAR mapping of the Snæfellsjökull ice cap, western Iceland. Jökull 61 s. 19-32 (offprint, pdf).
- Petersen, G.N., Björnsson, H. & Arason, P. (2012). The impact of the atmosphere on the Eyjafjallajökull 2010 eruption plume (abstract).
