The January 2022 Hunga Tonga volcano eruption injected volcanic material up to 58 km, causing an unprecedented 13% increase in global stratospheric water mass and a 5-fold increase in aerosol load. The plume's rapid global dispersal and significant stratospheric perturbation rank this event among the most remarkable climatic events in modern history, with potential long-lasting consequences.
Publisher
Communications Earth & Environment
Published On
Oct 26, 2022
Authors
Sergey Khaykin, Aurelien Podglajen, Felix Ploeger, Jens-Uwe Grooß, Florent Tence, Slimane Bekki, Konstantin Khlopenkov, Kristopher Bedka, Landon Rieger, Alexandre Baron, Sophie Godin-Beekmann, Bernard Legras, Pasquale Sellitto, Tetsu Sakai, John Barnes, Osamu Uchino, Isamu Morino, Tomohiro Nagai, Robin Wing, Gerd Baumgarten, Michael Gerding, Valentin Duflot, Guillaume Payen, Julien Jumelet, Richard Querel, Ben Liley, Adam Bourassa, Benjamin Clouser, Artem Feofilov, Alain Hauchecorne, François Ravetta
Tags
Hunga Tonga eruption
stratospheric water mass
aerosol load
climate change
volcanic eruption
global impact
atmospheric research
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