Talk:Eruption column

Clarification Needed: Column Height in relation to Atmospheric Temperature
Does this mean a column is higher in cold weather or in hot weather? How big is the height difference between the same eruption in i.e. -30°C vs. +30°C? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:908:1065:B8E0:0:0:0:6E47 (talk) 04:11, 30 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Column height is determined by the level at which the column density equals surrounding air density. This is usually well into the stratosphere, where temperature begins to rise with altitude and the density correspondingly drops faster with altitude. I have never seen a discussion of variation with weather or latitude, but the tropopause (base of the stratosphere) is at a higher altitude in the tropics than at higher latitudes, so eruption columns may actually be higher in the tropics than near the poles. Kent G. Budge (talk) 04:23, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

GA Reassessment

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GA Sweeps: Delisted
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