Santa Clarita Acton Fire Smoke Plume Time lapse

	Duration: 00:58 minutes Upload Time: 2007-09-05 12:03:43 User: jcmegabyte :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day
Description: A short video showing the time lapse footage captured from a forest fire in Acton, CA on 9/3/2007. The fire was intense for a while, sending water vapor and particulate matter high enough to create cumulus-like clouds over Palmdale. The music is "The Bass Voice (final version) from the "Solo" CD by Technician. More time lapse video and music by Technician at JCMDI.COM.
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nayrusfire ::: Favorites  2007-09-05 13:10:15 very interesting! i love the way the smoke kinda envolve in white :S so weird... i didnt know that happenned.. __________________________________________________
jcmegabyte ::: Favorites  2007-09-05 13:25:49 I thought it might be interesting to see it in fast motion. In REALLY hot fires, the smoke plume goes up into the stratosphere and levels-off in the upper winds, becoming an anvil-shape like Nimbus. Thanks for watching! __________________________________________________
homiealex006 ::: Favorites  2007-09-09 03:16:57 i never saw it like this b4 __________________________________________________
KevinMartinOWS ::: Favorites  2007-10-24 17:36:25 It's called pyro-cumulus, and sometimes these fires can be so hot, the heat produces their own thunderstorms. __________________________________________________
jcmegabyte ::: Favorites  2007-10-25 00:13:27 Wow - I didn't know they had an "official" name! Thanks for the info. I figured that low-level moisture and particulates could generate rain under the right conditions but thunder activity is a surprise. I thought ice crystals were necessary to generate the static charge. I've definitely seen the anvil formations before though, come to think of it. :) __________________________________________________
KevinMartinOWS ::: Favorites  2007-10-25 01:09:11 If you think about it the ice crystals needed for the static charge is friction. The ash can act like friction and boom. Instant charge. They are scary when they can start new fires around it. __________________________________________________
jcmegabyte ::: Favorites  2007-10-25 11:24:12 I've seen volcanic ash plumes supercharged with static and lightning, so that makes perfect sense! __________________________________________________
supercellstorm ::: Favorites  2007-11-18 20:28:25 Son Pyrocumulus!!! Fnatastic clouds! __________________________________________________