← Back to context Comment by koakuma-chan 9 months ago Can someone explain why smoke would be lowering down? Is it not supposed to go up? 4 comments koakuma-chan Reply maxerickson 9 months ago Miserable weather often comes with an inversion.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_(meteorology) scotty79 9 months ago Air with the smoke is heavier than air without. If the air with smoke is not sufficiently hotter than the air around (hotter air is lighter) then the air with the smoke goes down relative to surrounding air. unwind 9 months ago Maybe this [1] can, after all I think the concept was kind of named from conditions in London way back.[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smog koakuma-chan 9 months ago Oh I get it now, so it was going out of the chimney and lowering down onto the street, not going down the chimney into the house.
maxerickson 9 months ago Miserable weather often comes with an inversion.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_(meteorology)
scotty79 9 months ago Air with the smoke is heavier than air without. If the air with smoke is not sufficiently hotter than the air around (hotter air is lighter) then the air with the smoke goes down relative to surrounding air.
unwind 9 months ago Maybe this [1] can, after all I think the concept was kind of named from conditions in London way back.[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smog koakuma-chan 9 months ago Oh I get it now, so it was going out of the chimney and lowering down onto the street, not going down the chimney into the house.
koakuma-chan 9 months ago Oh I get it now, so it was going out of the chimney and lowering down onto the street, not going down the chimney into the house.
Miserable weather often comes with an inversion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_(meteorology)
Air with the smoke is heavier than air without. If the air with smoke is not sufficiently hotter than the air around (hotter air is lighter) then the air with the smoke goes down relative to surrounding air.
Maybe this [1] can, after all I think the concept was kind of named from conditions in London way back.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smog
Oh I get it now, so it was going out of the chimney and lowering down onto the street, not going down the chimney into the house.