Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai stratospheric water vapor from Vaisala RS41 radiosondes

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption on 15 January 2022 injected unprecedented amounts of water vapor into the stratosphere (Vömel et al., 2022). This data set contains observations using Vaisala RS41 radiosondes obtained in the weeks following the eruption, which were launched as part of the operational upper air network and distributed through the WMO Global Telecommunication System (GTS). It also includes one research sounding using the Cryogenic Frostpoint Hygrometer launched at the Maïdo Observatory at Reunion one week after the eruption.

Vömel H., S. Evan, and M. Tully (2022): Water vapor injection into the stratosphere by Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, Science, 377, 1444-1447, doi: 10.1126/science.abq2299.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2022-01-15
    End:  2022-03-15

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2022-01-15
Temporal Range End 2022-03-15
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Bounding Box North Lat 5.0
Bounding Box South Lat -35.0
Bounding Box West Long -180.0
Bounding Box East Long 180.0
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Resource Support Name Holger Vömel
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Author Vömel, Holger
Evan, Stephanie
Tully, Matt
Publisher UCAR/NCAR - GDEX
Publication Date 2022-03-16
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/p328-z959
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Metadata Date 2022-09-27T08:32:32-06:00
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::b5bfd3a5-32ae-484a-913f-723e23e0c3a4
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Vömel, Holger, Evan, Stephanie, Tully, Matt. (2022). Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai stratospheric water vapor from Vaisala RS41 radiosondes. UCAR/NCAR - GDEX. https://doi.org/10.5065/p328-z959. Accessed 27 October 2025.

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