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Volcanic ash can threaten air traffic | #Geology #GeologyPage The presence of volcanic ash in the upper atmosphere presents multiple threats to aviation. It not only reduces visibility and abrades the exposed areas of the aircraft, the fine particles can also endanger the operation of aircraft engines. Recent experiments undertaken by volcanologists, led by Professor Donald Dingwell, Director of the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at LMU Munich, have shown that reheated ash becomes molten and begins to flow at temperatures around 1050°C. Read more : geologypage/2014/06/volcanic-ash-can-threaten-air-traffic.html Geology geologypage
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 03:00:01 +0000

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