Mount Hood Plumes (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Mount Hood Plumes

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This plume escaping from a lake near the summit of Oregon’s Mount Hood, seen in May 2021, is not captured by satellite observations. Ice core analysis shows that such plumes have a much larger effect on the level of aerosols in the atmosphere than previously believed.

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Ursula Jongebloed/University of Washington

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