Volcano A naturally occurring vent or fissure at the Earth's surface through which erupt molten, solid, and gaseous materials. Volcanic eruptions inject large quantities of dust, gas, and aerosols into the atmosphere.
Volcanoes are also part of the extended carbon cycle. Over very long (geological) time periods, they release carbon dioxide from the earth's interior, counteracting the uptake by sedimentary rocks and other geological carbon dioxide sinks.
Volcano - It's any place where lave, ash or volcanic gases escape to the surface. Volcanoes come in all kinds of shapes and sizes.
SNOW BANNER A plume of snow blown off a mountain crest, resembling smoke blowing from a volcano. SNOW BLINDNESS Temporary blindness or impaired vision that results from bright sunlight reflected off the snow surface. The medical term is niphablepsia.
tephra Any rock material produced by a volcano. terrestrial radiation The total infrared radiation emitted by the Earth and its atmosphere in the temperature range of approximately 200-300K.
Such sources are the open water of fast-flowing streams or of the sea, herds of animals, volcanoes, and especially products of combustion for heating or propulsion.
Blanchard, Duncan C.: From Raindrops to Volcanoes : Adventures with Sea Surface Meteorology, reprint 2004, The McDonald & Dover Publications, ISBN 0486434877.
TSUNAMI - An ocean wave generated by a submarine earthquake, volcano or landslide. (Also known as a seismic seawave, and incorrectly as a tidal wave).
TURBULENCE- Disrupted flow in the atmosphere that produces gusts and eddies.
Helens volcano in western Washington state during May 1980, ash devils were frequently observed in the eastern Washington boundary layer during the subsequent summer. Compare dust devil, steam devils.
Volcanic Ash- Fine particles of rock powder that originate from a volcano and that may remain suspended in the atmosphere for long periods.
Vort Max- (Short for vorticity maximum), a center, or maximum, in the vorticity field of an airmass.
From the earliest days of the GOES program, implementing satellite imagery to perform such tasks as tracking hurricanes and volcano ash, as well as deriving cloud drift winds and their temperatures, ...
Areas of studies include the atmospheric sciences and meteorology, geology, seismology, and volcanology, and oceanography and related marine sciences, such as hydrology. By extension, it often includes astronomy and the related astro-sciences.
Airborne particulates produced by a volcano. These are often fine particles of rock with very sharp edges, which cause great abrasion and wear when ingested in the air intake of an engine, and can quickly lead to engine failure.
PYROCLASTIC CLOUD - An extremely violent cloud of hot ash and gas expelled from a volcano.
PYROMETER - A very-high temperature thermometer. See also THERMOMETER.
The stratospheric ozone concentration changes throughout the year as stratospheric circulation changes with the seasons. Natural events such as volcanoes and solar flares can produce changes in ozone concentration, ...
 See also: Earth, Surface, Weather, Meteor, Atmosphere
  
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