Alternate Definitions for eruption cloud

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Term: eruption cloud
Definition:

The column of gases, ash, and larger rock fragments rising from a crater or other vent. If it is of sufficient volume and velocity, this gaseous column may reach many miles into the stratosphere, where high winds will carry it long distances.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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