Selected Time-Lapse Movies of the East Rift Zone Eruption of Kilauea Volcano, 2004-2008

Selected Time-Lapse Movies of the East Rift Zone Eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, 2004–2008

By Tim R. Orr

Abstract

Since 2004, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has used mass-market digital time-lapse cameras and network-enabled Webcams for visual monitoring and research. The 26 time-lapse movies in this report were selected from the vast collection of images acquired by these camera systems during 2004–2008. Chosen for their content and broad aesthetic appeal, these image sequences document a variety of flow-field and vent processes from Kīlauea’s east rift zone eruption, which began in 1983 and is still (as of 2011) ongoing.

First posted Wednesday, October 6, 2011

The following Report PDF file contains explanations and links to each of the 26 video files.

Report PDF (1.5 MB)

The following images folders contain, in addition to the 26 video files, the 9,000-plus individual images that were used to create the videos.

2004 images (483 MB)
2005 images (1.03 GB)
2006 images (1.19 GB)
2007 images (597 MB)
2008 images (156 MB)

This report is also available on a DVD-ROM from:

USGS Information Services, Box 25286,
Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
telephone: 888 ASK-USGS; e-mail: infoservices@usgs.gov

For additional information:
Contact HVO
Volcano Science Center, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
U.S. Geological Survey
P.O. Box 51, 1 Crater Rim Road
Hawaii National Park, HI 96718-0051
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/

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Suggested citation:

Orr, T.R., 2011, Selected time-lapse movies of the east rift zone eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, 2004–2008: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 621,15 p., 26 time-lapse movies, available at https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/621/.

Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Techniques

Content Description

Time-Lapse Movies

References