Poster's note: relevant to the understanding of geoengineering analogues, and also potentially modifiable as a distribution technique
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/547176/electrostatic-levitation-of-volcanic-ash-into-the RESEARCH ARTICLE|AUGUST 21, 2018 Electrostatic levitation of volcanic ash into the ionosphere and its abrupt effect on climate Matthew J. Genge Geology (2018) https://doi.org/10.1130/G45092.1 Article history - Standard View <https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-standard/547176/electrostatic-levitation-of-volcanic-ash-into-the> - PDF LinkPDF <https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-pdf/doi/10.1130/G45092.1/4317724/g45092.pdf> - Cite <https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/547176/Electrostatic-levitation-of-volcanic-ash-into-the#> - Share Icon Share - Tools Icon Tools Large volcanic eruptions cause short-term climate change owing to the convective rise of fine ash and aerosols into the stratosphere. Volcanic plumes are, however, also associated with large net electrical charges that can also in infuence the dynamics of their ash particles. Here I show that electrostatic levitation of ash from plumes with a net charge is capable of injecting volcanic particles <500 nm in diameter into the ionosphere in large eruptions lasting more than a few hours. Measured disturbances in the ionosphere during eruptions, and the first discovery of polar mesospheric clouds after the A.D. 1883 Krakatau (Indonesia) eruption, are both consistent with levitation of ash into the mesosphere. Supervolcano eruptions are likely to inject signicant quantities of charged ash into the ionosphere, resulting in disturbance or collapse of the global electrical circuit on time scales of 102 s. Because atmospheric electrical potential moderates cloud formation, large eruptions may have abrupt effects on climate through radiative forcing. 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