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Animation of sulfur dioxide plume from Mauna Loa volcanic eruption

Source: Tao Wang, NASA/JPL-Caltech.
Published: December 8, 2022

Animation of sulfur dioxide plume from Mauna Loa volcanic eruption, using AIRS data from the three days after the eruption with ERA5 wind field. More details in AIRS news story: https://airs.jpl.nasa.gov/news/191/nasas-airs-instrument-tracks-volcanic-sulfur-dioxide-plume-from-mauna-loa-to-texas-over-three-days/

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