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SUBMITTER: Van Eaton AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4532834 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Van Eaton Alexa R AR Mastin Larry G LG Herzog Michael M Schwaiger Hans F HF Schneider David J DJ Wallace Kristi L KL Clarke Amanda B AB
Nature communications 20150803
During explosive eruptions, airborne particles collide and stick together, accelerating the fallout of volcanic ash and climate-forcing aerosols. This aggregation process remains a major source of uncertainty both in ash dispersal forecasting and interpretation of eruptions from the geological record. Here we illuminate the mechanisms and timescales of particle aggregation from a well-characterized 'wet' eruption. The 2009 eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska, incorporated water from the surface ...[more]