The Hunga Tonga 2022 Eruption and Its Impact on the Atmosphere, Climate, and the Environment

Dear Colleagues，

The great eruptions of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcano in the SW Pacific Ocean, 14–15 January 2022, bears the hallmarks of an epic explosive volcanic event, which already has and will, in some way, affect the atmosphere, world climate, and various aspects of the terrestrial and marine environments.

The Editorial Board of Atmosphere has decided to publish a Special Issue (SI) entitled: “The Hunga Tonga 2022 Eruption and Its Impact on the Atmosphere, Climate, and Environment”. It is my pleasure to inform you that I will be serving as Guest Editor for this SI.

The focus of the issue will be describing and discussing important aspects related to how this high-energy and complex volcanic event has affected and continues to affect the atmosphere, climate, ocean, and terrestrial environments, both in the immediate area and globally.

I am asking you as a dedicated specialist to consider contributing within your field of knowledge to unravel some of the processes and impacts of this volcanic event. Please reply to me within a couple of weeks suggesting a title and 4–5 keywords if you think you can contribute to this SI. The deadline for producing your manuscript is 21 September 2022.

Here are some guiding keywords we would like to cover: submarine explosion triggers, supercritical water, phreatomagmatic processes, plume velocity and composition, gas compositions, cloud generation, lightning frequency and intensity, supersonic shockwaves, infrasound, atmospheric gravity waves, tsunami generation, surges, ash fall, accretion of ash, impacts on marine biota including corals, pyroclastic flow/processes/water interaction, stratospheric particle density and migration, heat generation, water and air turbidity, silicosis in animals and humans, erosion, bathymetry and coastal alterations, chlorine and bromine emission, and stratospheric ozone depletion.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Dr. Lars Hoffmann
Guest Editor

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