Articles | Volume 15, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-9361-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-9361-2015
Research article
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21 Aug 2015
Research article |  | 21 Aug 2015

Ash iron mobilization through physicochemical processing in volcanic eruption plumes: a numerical modeling approach

G. A. Hoshyaripour, M. Hort, and B. Langmann

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Iron released from volcanic ash can perturb the biogeochemical cycles in the ocean. However, knowing that the emitted ash from a volcano contains insoluble iron, what processes can solubilize the ash iron while it is airborne? To answer this question, a numerical model is developed in this study to simulate the gas-ash-aerosol interactions within the eruption plume. Results show that the dissolution of the ash mediated by halogen acids exert the key control on ash iron mobilization.
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