A075
Modeling the Hunga volcanic eruption: synthesis of atmospheric and climate impacts
Modeling the Hunga volcanic eruption: synthesis of atmospheric and climate impacts
Session ID#: 251923
Session Description:
The Hunga Tonga (HTHH) volcanic eruption in January 2022 was the most explosive volcanic eruption in the satellite era, with impacts on the atmosphere and climate system. Along with analyses of observations, the research community has organized the HTHH Model-Observations Comparison Project (HTHH-MOC), including long-term simulations with several different chemistry-climate models. This session will focus on analysis of Hunga impacts simulated among the different models, including effects on the atmospheric circulation, transport and chemistry, detailed evolution of the water vapor and aerosol plumes, whole atmosphere influences and radiative/climate effects. We also welcome updated analyses of observations related to Hunga, along with research that compares Hunga with other stratospheric eruptions, and research that is aligned with Hunga impacts.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- V - Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology
Index Terms:
0340 Middle atmosphere: composition and chemistry [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
0370 Volcanic effects [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
3337 Global climate models [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
Primary Convener: William John Randel, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States
Conveners: Graham W Mann, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2, United Kingdom and Paul A Newman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 610, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Yunqian Zhu, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, United States
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