Weather forecast model predicts complex patterns of volcanic ash dispersal
May 2, 2018, University of Bristol
New research, led by the University of Bristol, has provided fresh insight into how huge volcanic ash plumes, which can critically disrupt aviation and cause major impact on the ground, are transported in the atmosphere.
In 2010, the eruption of the Icelandic volcano EyjafjallajÓ§kull caused widespread travel chaos, with the cancellation of more than 100,000 flights and economic losses of $200 million per day.
By using high-resolution meteorological modelling of volcanic eruptions on the Caribbean island of St Vincent, the research, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, aims to improve how we respond to explosive volcanic eruptions, and better forecast volcanic ash dispersal.
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https://phys.org/news/2018-05-weather-complex-patterns-volcanic-ash.html#jCp
