that there is an active long-term process ongoing in the area. The possibility of renewed activity in the
near future at Þorbjörn, Reykjanes or elsewhere on the Reykjanes Peninsula
cannot be discarded.It is still important to keep in mind the seismic
hazard is present in the Reykjanes Peninsula and it is important to take
preventive measures.The best way to prevent damage or injuries
/about-imo/news/seismic-activity-around-mt-thorbjorn-has-decreasing-significantly
Weather observations are made to acquire information about the state of the atmosphere. The following factors are the most important observations, and they are relatively easy to measure:
Temperature
Air pressure
Wind at the Earth’s surface
These factors are either measured with automatic meters or a weather observer reads the meters or evaluates the observation in some way/weather/articles/nr/1220
such as
peak ground acceleration and derived quantities such as spectral response, for a given earthquake
magnitude and distance, this variability is generally not captured by ground motion prediction
equations. However, this variability is especially important in various practical applications such as
fragility analyses. A feasible way of incorporating such variability
/media/norsem/norsem_benni.pdf
of ground displacement and seismicity
shortly before the eruption onset, as the magma forces its way to the surface.The scientists behind the paper explain that the behaviour
at Fagradalsfjall is caused by the interplay between magma flow and plate
tectonic stress. As magma forces its way through the crust before an eruption,
tectonic stress may be released, causing earthquakes and ground
/about-imo/news/fagradalsfjall-eruption-unusual-in-many-ways-compared-to-other-eruptions
of ground displacement and seismicity
shortly before the eruption onset, as the magma forces its way to the surface.The scientists behind the paper explain that the behaviour
at Fagradalsfjall is caused by the interplay between magma flow and plate
tectonic stress. As magma forces its way through the crust before an eruption,
tectonic stress may be released, causing earthquakes and ground
/about-imo/news/fagradalsfjall-eruption-unusual-in-many-ways-compared-to-other-eruptions/
are in the forefront.
Architecture
It was decided to use the Eplica content management system. It is as a Java based system so specific dynamic components were written in Java. It was decided to use Servlets and the MVC pattern, with minimal usage of Eplica API. This way the components may be moved and reused with minimal efforts in other Java CMS or converted to Portlets (JSR 168) if and when
/about-imo/the-web/implementation/
in one way or another.
Links (above, left) give examples of such projects. See also specific web-sites of other projects.
About the institution
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) is a public institution under the auspices of the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources. The role of the IMO is to contribute towards to public safety, the safeguarding of property
/about-imo/arctic/
cap and, in 2007, a rock avalanche fell on the Morsárjökull outlet glacier in southern Vatnajökull ice cap. Rockslides and rock avalanches on glaciers may break up the surface of the glacier, thereby adding ice to the moving material. In addition, the slide may sweep water from glacial lagoons on its way, creating a fast-flowing slurry of rock, ice, water and even air. Debris flows of this type
/about-imo/news/fractures-in-svinafellsheidi-and-a-potential-rockslide-on-svinafellsjokull
which will not contain a Modernus measuring code and therefore not conflict in any way with Coordinated Webmeasure. Such small frames will be side-material to any page. A visit to that page will not count as a visit to the frame
/about-imo/the-web/iframes/wind-temp-precip/
but in most cases removing the Modernus measuring code from a single web-page is a simple task.
As for now, our frames are large and constitute the main topic of the relevant page. In such circumstances, each visit counts.
Later, the Icelandic Meteorological Office will offer small iframes which will not contain a Modernus measuring code and therefore not conflict in any way with Coordinated
/about-imo/the-web/iframes/wst-txt-obs/