Stratospheric climate anomalies and ozone loss caused by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
• Other Authors: Wang, Xinyue (author), Randel, William (author), Zhu, Yunqian (author), Tilmes, Simone (author), Starr, Jon (author), Yu, Wandi (author), Garcia, Rolando (author), Toon, Owen B. (author), Park, Mijeong (author), Kinnison, Douglas (author), Zhang, Jun (author), Bourassa, Adam (author), Rieger, Landon (author), Warnock, Taran (author), Li, Jianghanyang (author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Tonga; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD039480

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai (HTHH) volcanic eruption in January 2022 injected unprecedented amounts of water vapor (H2O) and a moderate amount of the aerosol precursor sulfur dioxide (SO2) into the Southern Hemisphere (SH) tropical stratosphere. The H2O and aerosol perturbations have persiste...