Volcanic Plume (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Volcanic Plume

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This picture shows two mechanisms for generating rotation in a volcanic plume.

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Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation, after Chakraborty et al., Volcanic mesocyclones, Nature, 3/26/09

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