Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary(M)
Session Sub CategoryIntersection
Session IDM-IS02
TitleDynamics of eruption cloud and cumulonimbus; modelling and remote sensing
Short titleEruption cloud and cumulonimbus
Main ConvenerNameEiichi Sato
AffiliationMeteorological Research Institute
Co-Convener 1NameYujiro Suzuki
AffiliationEarthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Co-Convener 2NameFukashi Maeno
AffiliationEarthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
Co-Convener 3NameTakeshi Maesaka
AffiliationNational Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention
LanguageEE
ScopeThe volcanic eruption clouds (eruption column, pyroclastic flow, and umbrella cloud) and cumulonimbus are similar phenomena in the atmosphere; they behave as a buoyant plume or gravity current whose driving force is buoyancy. The spreading of eruption clouds leads to the fallout of volcanic pyroclasts, whereas the cumulonimbus results in the precipitation. In general, the observed data of eruption clouds reflect the source conditions at the vent, and those of cumulonimbus reflect the environmental conditions. The models that can precisely reproduce the physical processes in such phenomena and the accurate observations have been required. In this session, we will discuss the modelling and observations of eruption clouds and cumulonimbus from the viewpoint of meteorology, volocanology, and remote sensing. The approaches from laboratory experiments and material sciences are also welcomed.
Type of presentationOral and Poster presentation
Invited authors Hiroshi Tanaka (Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba)