ash fall

1. A fall of airborne volcanic ash from an eruption cloud; characteristic of Vulcanian eruptions. Also known as ash shower. 2. Volcanic ash resulting from an ash fall and lying on the ground surface.

Related terms:

• Volcanic Ash Fall
• ash flow
• ash field
• ash shower
• pumice fall
• ash cone
• ash viscosity
• ash plain
• ash fusibility
• ash