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Matoza RS, Fee D, Assink JD, Iezzi AM, Green DN, Kim K, Toney L, Lecocq T, Krishnamoorthy S, Lalande JM, Nishida K, Gee KL, Haney MM, Ortiz HD, Brissaud Q, Martire L, Rolland L, Vergados P, Nippress A, Park J, Shani-Kadmiel S, Witsil A, Arrowsmith S, Caudron C, Watada S, Perttu AB, Taisne B, Mialle P, Le Pichon A, Vergoz J, Hupe P, Blom PS, Waxler R, De Angelis S, Snively JB, Ringler AT, Anthony RE, Jolly AD, Kilgour G, Averbuch G, Ripepe M, Ichihara M, Arciniega-Ceballos A, Astafyeva E, Ceranna L, Cevuard S, Che IY, De Negri R, Ebeling CW, Evers LG, Franco-Marin LE, Gabrielson TB, Hafner K, Harrison RG, Komjathy A, Lacanna G, Lyons J, Macpherson KA, Marchetti E, McKee KF, Mellors RJ, Mendo-Pérez G, Mikesell TD, Munaibari E, Oyola-Merced M, Park I, Pilger C, Ramos C, Ruiz MC, Sabatini R, Schwaiger HF, Tailpied D, Talmadge C, Vidot J, Webster J, Wilson DC. Atmospheric waves and global seismoacoustic observations of the January 2022 Hunga eruption, Tonga. Science 2022; 377:95-100. [PMID: 35549311 DOI: 10.1126/science.abo7063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
The 15 January 2022 climactic eruption of Hunga volcano, Tonga, produced an explosion in the atmosphere of a size that has not been documented in the modern geophysical record. The event generated a broad range of atmospheric waves observed globally by various ground-based and spaceborne instrumentation networks. Most prominent is the surface-guided Lamb wave ([Formula: see text]0.01 Hz), which we observed propagating for four (+three antipodal) passages around the Earth over six days. Based on Lamb wave amplitudes, the climactic Hunga explosion was comparable in size to that of the 1883 Krakatau eruption. The Hunga eruption produced remarkable globally-detected infrasound (0.01-20 Hz), long-range (~10,000 km) audible sound, and ionospheric perturbations. Seismometers worldwide recorded pure seismic and air-to-ground coupled waves. Air-to-sea coupling likely contributed to fast-arriving tsunamis. We highlight exceptional observations of the atmospheric waves.
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Affiliation(s)
- Robin S Matoza
- Department of Earth Science and Earth Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Wilson Alaska Technical Center and Alaska Volcano Observatory, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
| | - Jelle D Assink
- R&D Department of Seismology and Acoustics, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, Netherlands
| | - Alexandra M Iezzi
- Department of Earth Science and Earth Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
| | | | - Keehoon Kim
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
| | - Liam Toney
- Wilson Alaska Technical Center and Alaska Volcano Observatory, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
| | - Thomas Lecocq
- Seismology-Gravimetry, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
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- Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Kent L Gee
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
| | - Matthew M Haney
- US Geological Survey (USGS), Alaska Volcano Observatory, Anchorage, AK, USA
| | - Hugo D Ortiz
- Department of Earth Science and Earth Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
| | | | - Léo Martire
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
| | - Lucie Rolland
- Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, CNRS, IRD, Géoazur, Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, France
| | - Panagiotis Vergados
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
| | | | - Junghyun Park
- Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA
| | - Shahar Shani-Kadmiel
- R&D Department of Seismology and Acoustics, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, Netherlands
| | - Alex Witsil
- Wilson Alaska Technical Center and Alaska Volcano Observatory, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
| | - Stephen Arrowsmith
- Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA
| | - Corentin Caudron
- Laboratoire G-Time, Department of Geosciences, Environment and Society, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
| | - Shingo Watada
- Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Anna B Perttu
- Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.,Volcanic Risk Solutions, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
| | - Benoit Taisne
- Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.,Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
| | - Pierrick Mialle
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Vienna, Austria
| | | | | | - Patrick Hupe
- BGR (Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources), Hannover, Germany
| | - Philip S Blom
- Geophysics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA
| | - Roger Waxler
- National Center for Physical Acoustics, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
| | - Silvio De Angelis
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
| | - Jonathan B Snively
- Department of Physical Sciences and Center for Space and Atmospheric Research (CSAR), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, USA
| | - Adam T Ringler
- USGS Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- GNS Science, Wairakei Research Centre, Taupō, New Zealand
| | - Gil Averbuch
- Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA
| | - Maurizio Ripepe
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
| | - Mie Ichihara
- Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Alejandra Arciniega-Ceballos
- Departamento de Vulcanología, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | - Elvira Astafyeva
- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Paris, France
| | - Lars Ceranna
- BGR (Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources), Hannover, Germany
| | - Sandrine Cevuard
- Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department, Port Vila, Vanuatu
| | - Il-Young Che
- KIGAM (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources), Daejeon, Korea
| | - Rodrigo De Negri
- Department of Earth Science and Earth Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
| | - Carl W Ebeling
- Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
| | - Läslo G Evers
- R&D Department of Seismology and Acoustics, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, Netherlands
| | - Luis E Franco-Marin
- Volcanological Observatory of the Southern Andes (OVDAS), National Geology and Mining Service (SERNAGEOMIN), Chile
| | - Thomas B Gabrielson
- Graduate Program in Acoustics, Penn State University, State College, PA, USA
| | - Katrin Hafner
- Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), Washington, DC, USA
| | | | - Attila Komjathy
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
| | - Giorgio Lacanna
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
| | - John Lyons
- US Geological Survey (USGS), Alaska Volcano Observatory, Anchorage, AK, USA
| | - Kenneth A Macpherson
- Wilson Alaska Technical Center and Alaska Volcano Observatory, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
| | | | | | - Robert J Mellors
- Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
| | - Gerardo Mendo-Pérez
- Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
| | | | - Edhah Munaibari
- Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, CNRS, IRD, Géoazur, Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, France
| | - Mayra Oyola-Merced
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
| | - Iseul Park
- KIGAM (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources), Daejeon, Korea
| | - Christoph Pilger
- BGR (Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources), Hannover, Germany
| | - Cristina Ramos
- Instituto Geofísico, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador
| | - Mario C Ruiz
- Instituto Geofísico, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador
| | - Roberto Sabatini
- Department of Physical Sciences and Center for Space and Atmospheric Research (CSAR), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, USA
| | - Hans F Schwaiger
- US Geological Survey (USGS), Alaska Volcano Observatory, Anchorage, AK, USA
| | - Dorianne Tailpied
- Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
| | - Carrick Talmadge
- National Center for Physical Acoustics, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
| | - Jérôme Vidot
- CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, Lannion, France
| | - Jeremy Webster
- Geophysics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA
| | - David C Wilson
- USGS Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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