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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - April 6, 2020

By Kīlauea April 6, 2020

Close monitoring of the summit water pond continues

 

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Clear weather allowed another water pond measurement to be made this morning. Results show continued slow rise of the water level. No major changes were observed. Note the former HVO observation tower can be seen above the geologist's helmet.
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Day to day changes in the color of the water pond are common. This morning the pond had a browner hue compared to the previous observation on April 1, when the pond color was slightly more greenish yellow (see photo below).
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A close up of a brown portion of the water surface, on the north margin of Kīlauea's summit pond, showing the sharp color boundaries that can occur. Wind at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u Crater produces the ripples seen here, and also causes rapid shifting of the steaming on the water surface. USGS photo by M. Patrick.

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