Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-05051

A powerful eruption column rises above Soufrière volcano on April 17, 1979. The height of the eruption column was estimated to be 19 km. The smooth-textured "skirt clouds" in the center of the photo were produced by condensation of subhorizontal layers of moist air that were carried up by the eruption column. Photo by Keith Rowley, 1979 (University of West Indies).

A powerful eruption column rises above Soufrière volcano on April 17, 1979. The height of the eruption column was estimated to be 19 km. The smooth-textured "skirt clouds" in the center of the photo were produced by condensation of subhorizontal layers of moist air that were carried up by the eruption column.

Photo by Keith Rowley, 1979 (University of West Indies).

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Soufrière St. Vincent