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SUBMITTER: Rossi E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7910302 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rossi Eduardo E Bagheri Gholamhossein G Beckett Frances F Bonadonna Costanza C
Nature communications 20210226 1
A large amount of volcanic ash produced during explosive volcanic eruptions has been found to sediment as aggregates of various types that typically reduce the associated residence time in the atmosphere (i.e., premature sedimentation). Nonetheless, speculations exist in the literature that aggregation has the potential to also delay particle sedimentation (rafting effect) even though it has been considered unlikely so far. Here, we present the first theoretical description of rafting that demon ...[more]