Low sulfur emissions from 2022 Hunga eruption due to seawater–magma interactions
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Little sulfur from the 2022 Hunga submarine eruption reached the atmosphere due to seawater–magma interactions, indicating that the climate impact of this type of eruption may be underestimated, according to analysis of ash collected throughout the event.
Source: Nature Geoscience
Authors: Jie Wu, Shane J. Cronin, Marco Brenna, Sung-Hyun Park, Alessio Pontesilli, Ingrid A. Ukstins, David Adams, Joali Paredes-Mariño, Kyle Hamilton, Mila Huebsch, Diego González-García, Chris Firth, James D. L. White, Alexander R. L. Nichols, Terry Plank, Jitraporn Vongsvivut, Annaleise Klein, Frank Ramos, Folauhola Latu’ila, Taaniela Kula
Institutions: University of Auckland, University of Otago, Korea Polar Research Institute, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Queensland University of Technology, Leibniz University Hannover, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, University of Canterbury, Columbia University, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Australian Synchrotron, New Mexico State University, Ministry of Health, Geological Survey of Namibia, Geological Survey of Belgium
Language: English
Subfield: Atmospheric Science
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $12,690
OpenAlex ID: W4409968480