Significant Earth’s responses of the 2022 Tonga eruption across Taiwan from multiple sensor observations

Bor Shouh Huang, Chin Shang Ku, Chin Jen Lin, Ya Ju Hsu, Tien Chi Liu, Jann Yenq Liu, Yen Ling Eileen Chen, Da Yi Chen, Treng Shi Huang, Juen Shi Jiang

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摘要

On 15 January 2022, a massive underwater volcano erupted in the Tonga region, releasing a significant amount of volcanic ash and gases into the atmosphere. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimated the seismic source to have a surface wave magnitude (Ms) of 5.8. This eruption was observed from space, and the resulting atmospheric shockwave swept across the Pacific Ocean. Reports from various locations worldwide indicated rapid fluctuations in air pressure following this event. Taiwan, situated in the western Pacific, approximately 8,500 km from the eruption source, observed significant changes. During this volcanic eruption, both rapid air pressure changes and several significant changes in the Earth’s physical parameters were observed in Taiwan. The Tonga eruption is a unique event, and comprehensive observations provide an opportunity to explore and explain the mechanisms behind this extreme event. Data from ground surface air pressure gauges, coastal tide gauges, underwater pressure gauges, infrasound sensors, digital microphones, and seismometers were collected. These data were analyzed to identify their origin and explain their interactions. The results of this study first present the detailed propagation characteristics of air pressure waves in the Taiwan region and verify the occurrence of a specific tsunami phenomenon caused by the atmospheric disturbance from the Tonga eruption. It follows a distinct mechanism, explaining its arrival time and wave height distribution around Taiwan, which is different from conventional tsunamis of tectonic origins, which are formed by rapid changes in water caused by earthquakes or underwater landslides.

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文章編號1285173
期刊Frontiers in Earth Science
12
DOIs
出版狀態已出版 - 2024

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