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The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai occurred on January 15th, 2022 in the South Pacific. The eruption was powerful, sending a massive plume of ash into the atmosphere which created a thunderstorm-like anvil. The eruption also generated a wide-reaching tsunami that was felt across Pacific coastlines.
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Description:
A fifteen hour time lapse of the large plume created by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai eruption as seen by EUMETSAT’s ash product.
Phenomena: Volcanoes
Satellite: Himawari-8
Product: Ash (EUMETSAT)
Instrument: AHI
A fifteen hour time lapse of the large plume created by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai eruption as seen by JMA’s sulfur dioxide product.
Product: Sulfur Dioxide (JMA)
A high resolution view of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai’s violent eruption and consequent ash cloud.
Satellite: GOES-17
Product: Visible (band 2)
Instrument: ABI
A broad view of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai’s powerful eruption.
Product: GeoColor
A zoomed-in view of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai’s powerful eruption.
A high resolution view of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai’s powerful eruption.
Product: Visible (band 3)
A broad view of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai Eruption sending shock and gravity waves outward.
Product: Airmass (EUMETSAT)
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