Research Article
Airborne Measurement in the Ash Plume from Mount Sakurajima: Analysis of Gravitational Effects on Dispersion and Fallout
Table 3
Gravitational dispersion of puff number 1.
| Gravitational deformation and size |
| Puff mass | 14 | Tons | Initial rad | 600 | m | Measured rad | 1250 | m | | 885 | sec | | 0,00008 | | estimated, = 0,1 | 0,0008 | | Inversion temp diff. | 0,2 |
°C | Final puff height | 272 | m | Gradient: | 26,7 | gr/m | Diff. front velocity: | 0,77 | m/sec | Downwind radius increase** | 1476 | m |
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from Table 2, thickness for mixing layer in Figure 4. Migration in downwind time in Table 1.
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