Research Article

Airborne Measurement in the Ash Plume from Mount Sakurajima: Analysis of Gravitational Effects on Dispersion and Fallout

Table 5

Eyjafjallajökull data 2010, scaled to 20 megatons/day and = 25 m/s.

DayMo
Mt/d
Dir
Dist 
km

m/s
(63)  
%
(31)  
%


micron

km

Cat 1

Cat 2

15Apr7,5E58404433931,600,7478735819
15Apr7,5E60405645431,600,7481342718
15Apr7,5E58407051301,600,7478241919
15Apr7,5E56406545371,600,7476292319
17Apr35S11154733730,601,091095122143
5May35SE30154629700,601,09289011653
13May25SE11,5103823820,401,0012130206126
19May4NE8154227800,600,6313103133115

The self-similarity factor =    is found 1450 km m = 1,45 m2.