RE: link to picture - Fw: Mt. St. Helens at sunrise

THAT is one of the neatest things I've ever seen, I can't imagine what it
would be like to see it really. 

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC 


> [Original Message]
> From: Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 4/12/2005 11:21:37 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] link to picture -  Fw: Mt. St. Helens at sunrise
>
> For anyone interested in seeing this picture, I have posted it here.....
> will be taking it off in a couple days.
>
> http://www.simplymyworld.com/StHelens.jpg
>
> Donna
>
> > > On Apr 12, 2005, at 9:11 AM, Cathy Carpenter wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sorry, guys. I guess it was mistaken for a virus. But it was a great
> > > > shot. Any ideas how I can pass it along?
> > > > Cathy
> > > > On Tuesday, April 12, 2005, at 08:04 AM, Cathy Carpenter wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Thought you guys would appreciate this picture!
> > > >> Cathy
> > > >>
> > > >> Begin forwarded message:
> > > >>> Mt. St. Helens, Washington, continues to spew ash, while it is
> > > >>> forming
> > > >>> a lava dome
> > > >>> in the crater and still having minor tremors.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> In this sunrise shot, she appears to be blowing smoke rings (and
> > > >>> anything so benign is welcomed, given recent history.)
> > > >>>
> > > >>> What forms the "smoke rings" is the air flowing over the mountain
> > > >>> getting pushed up higher as it goes up and over the top.  The
> > > >>> moisture
> > > >>> content and initial temperature are just right so that the
> > > >>> moisture condenses from a vapor to small particles at the higher
> > > >>> altitude.  When the moving air moves past the peak and comes down
> > > >>> again, the particles evaporate back to an invisible vapor.
> > > >>> The two "pancakes" describe that there are two layers of air for
> > > >>> which
> > > >>> this is happening, thus making this awesome picture possible.
>
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