Strong persistent cooling of the stratosphere after the Hunga eruption

Abstract The 2022 eruption of the Hunga volcano was a major event that propelled aerosols and water vapor up to an altitude of 53–57 km. It caused an unprecedented stratospheric hydration that is expected to affect composition, thermal structure, circulation and dynamics for years. Using vertically...

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Main Authors: Matthias Stocker, Andrea K. Steiner, Florian Ladstädter, Ulrich Foelsche, William J. Randel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-08-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01620-3