A model to calculate electrostatic charge structure of eruptive clouds from volcanic eruptions.

  1. Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Radio Wave Propagation FEB RAS, 684034 Kamchatka region, Elizovskiy district, Paratunka, Mirnaya str., 7, Russia
  2. Kamchatka Branch of FRC GS RAS, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatksiy Russia

The paper proposes a model to calculate electrostatic charge structure of an eruptive cloud (EC) based on the response of atmospheric electric field (AEF EZ) strength during cloud passage near an observation site. The model provides high identity of calculated and experimental data for complex configurations of EC electrostatic charges. Examples of calculation of EC structures from Shiveluch volcano (Kamchatka) eruptions are given. They were estimated with the help of the developed model based on the records of AEF EZ response at the distances of 45 and 113 km.

V.N. Uvarov, R.R. Akbashev, P.P. Firstov, N.V. Cherneva A model to calculate electrostatic charge structure of eruptive clouds from volcanic eruptions. E3S Web of Conferences 196,02001 DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202019602001