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Lava stream level rise seen through "Kelly's" skylight

Detailed Description

Preview image for video: (Aug 19, 2006, 00:00:33 to 01:40:33)
To document changes in the lava stream level within the PKK lava tube, a time-lapse camera was placed at the edge of the informally named "Kelly's" skylight. The camera recorded several abrupt and short-lived increases in lava stream level that eventually sealed the skylight shut. This movie shows a brief increases in lava level of about 1.5 m, which was related to a flux increase through the lava tube (Orr, 2011).

Movie Details:
File size = 8.3 MB
Image interval = 1 minute
Playback speed = 12 frames/sec
Movie duration = 00:00:08

Camera Coordinates (WGS84):
Lat: 19.3770º
Long: -155.1040º
View direction = ~254º