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For humans, a Yellowstone eruption can be catastrophic, from displacement of people throughout the United States to global changes in climate. This experiment models the spread of material over 10 days if the Yellowstone erupted on February 21, 2017. Modifying Professor Glenn Flierl's program for tracing and interpolating atmospheric particle positions using wind data, 11 particles were released in a diagonal transect of Yellowstone National Park between 1000-200 hPa with 100 hPa resolution. Each particle underwent 3 hour time steps to move to its next position.
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Figures 2a-i: Predicted trajectory of particles released in Yellowstone eruption over 10 days after February 21, 2017
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