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Jan 30, 2022

StEER Product Release

StEER Releases Event Briefing for Tonga Eruption & Tsunami

StEER has released an Event Briefing for the Tonga Volcanic Eruption and Tsunami:


Alam, M. Robertson, I. Mosalam, K. Gunay, S. Kijewski-Correa, T. (2022) "Tonga Tsunami Event Briefing", in StEER - 14-15 January 2022 Tonga Volcanic Eruption and Tsunami. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-8b5b-jx16.


This briefing is more detailed than our typical product for a Level 1 event due to the unique characteristics of the tsunami genesis. The Key Lessons include the need for additional research on the potential tsunamigenic nature of volcanic eruptions to ensure timely warnings for similar future events given that current tsunami models used by early warning centers fail to capture meteotsunamis generated by atmospheric shock waves.


We are pleased to further note that this briefing was led by StEER’s new research associate, Mohammad Alam.

Date of Product Release:
January 20, 2022
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. CMMI 1841667 and 2103550. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of StEER and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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