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Perturbations in stratospheric aerosol evolution due to the water-rich plume of the 2022 Hunga-Tonga eruption

Authors :
Yunqian Zhu
Charles G. Bardeen
Simone Tilmes
Michael J. Mills
Xinyue Wang
V. Lynn Harvey
Ghassan Taha
Douglas Kinnison
Robert W. Portmann
Pengfei Yu
Karen H. Rosenlof
Melody Avery
Corinna Kloss
Can Li
Anne S. Glanville
Luis Millán
Terry Deshler
Nickolay Krotkov
Owen B. Toon
Source :
Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Large amounts of water vapour released to the stratosphere during the 2022 Hunga-Tonga hydromagmatic volcanic eruption led to decreased sulfur dioxide aerosol lifetime, increased sulfate particle size and a doubling of stratospheric aerosol optical depth, according to numerical simulations.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26624435
Volume :
3
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Earth & Environment
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.bc412c0ada594ca8a3cdee0726f9b86e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00580-w