trajectory. The altitude that the plume can reach depends on several
factors, primarily on the mass flux of the eruption. Other environmental
factors, like wind field and atmospheric stratification, act on the plume
dynamics affecting the final
top altitude. Very strong wind can bend the rising
mixture causing a lower
top altitude and the maximum plume height to be located
downwind the eruptive
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