Tonga Volcano Blasted Out Pressure Waves “Very Close to The Theoretical Limit”

Science Alert  July 1, 2022 The initial explosion and subsequent plume triggered atmospheric waves which propagated around the world multiple times. An international team of researchers (UK, USA – industry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Virginia Tech, University of Colorado Boulder, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Catholic University of America, Germany, Australia, France) show the details of this response, using a comprehensive set of satellite and ground-based observations to quantify it from surface to ionosphere. A broad spectrum of waves was triggered by the initial explosion, including Lamb waves propagating at phase speeds of 318.2±6 ms-1 at surface level and between […]