Sentences with phrase «volcanic ash particles»

«Tiny volcanic ash particles enter the atmosphere and can be transported long distances causing all kinds of problems, from becoming an aviation hazard to affecting respiratory health for both humans and animals,» explains Mulukutla.

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Schneider coauthored a 1971 article in the journal Science about atmospheric aerosols — floating particles of soil dust, volcanic ash, and human - made pollutants.

The sensor identified silicate particles in volcanic ash released over France's Bay of Biscay from 60 kilometers awa

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Next, they sieved volcanic ash collected from farmland near Eyjafjallajökull and kept those particles that were 57 micrometres in diameter or less.

Using the Saharan Air Layer as a proxy for volcanic ash, the test aircraft will now fly over the Atlantic Ocean west of Morocco to prove the equipment can detect the fine particles of sand at altitudes of up to 20,000 feet and a distance of around 100 km.

Specifically, this applies to ash, dust, or particles from a volcanic eruption that have caused a direct loss to covered property in a building.

The type and amount of trapped particles, such as dust, volcanic ash, smoke, or pollen, tell scientists about the climate and environmental conditions when the snow formed.

Large particle volcanic ash settles out very rapidly, and it is the very small particles seeded by sulfuric acid (from SO2) that are more important in causing durable and widespread cooling.

Other casualties of the 2006 cuts include an instrument for tracking airborne particles such as sea spray, smog, volcanic ash and smoke — all factors contributing to the warming or cooling of the planet.

Turner's work, in particular, which often depicts brightly colored sunsets and emphasized natural light, can be used to roughly estimate aerosol optical depth — that is, the amount of particles like dust, volcanic ash, smoke and sea salts in the atmosphere — at the time the painting was made.