Dr Shannon Nawotniak of the Department of Geosciences at Idaho State University has applied Vulcan to modelling volcanic ash clouds for the purpose of improving hazard management. Explosive volcanic eruption columns cause local, regional and global hazards. Where the ash settles and where the tephra - a general term for all solid phase material - ends up during and after an eruption impacts aviation, agriculture and habitation. ADVANc ES

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