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Pyrocumulus
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| Category: | Weather | 
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| Content control: | EUROCONTROL | 
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| Tag(s) | Cloud Formations Volcanic Ash |
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Definition
Convective cloud triggered by a heat source on the surface.
Description
A forest fire, volcano, or similar large heat source can cause the formation of cumulus type clouds. In extreme cases the cloud may develop into a Cumulonimbus cloud.
The “mushroom cloud” which is a characteristic of a nuclear explosion is a form of pyrocumulus cloud.
Effects
Severe Turbulence can be expected in a pyrocumulous cloud and the cloud may contain ash from the fire or volcano.
Solutions
Avoidance; see related articles.