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Near-Real-Time analysis of the ionospheric response to the 15 January 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption
  • Boris Maletckii,
  • Elvira Astafyeva,
  • Boris Maletckii
Boris Maletckii
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

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Elvira Astafyeva
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
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Boris Maletckii
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

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Abstract

We present a near-real-time (NRT) scenario of analysis of ionospheric response to the 15 January 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption by using GNSS data. We introduce a new method to determine instantaneous velocities using an interferometric approach and using the time derivative of the total electron content (TEC). Moreover, for the first time, we propose a novel method that automatically estimates the propagation velocity of disturbances from near-real-time travel-time diagrams. By using our new methods, we analyzed the dynamics of co-volcanic ionospheric disturbances generated by the Hunga-Tonga eruption, and we estimated the first propagation velocity to be ~800-950 m/s, which subsequently decreased to ~600 m/s. We demonstrate that our approach can be used to detect, analyze and identify the complexity of a natural hazard event. Also, it is important to note that our new methods can perform at a low spatial resolution and 30-sec cadence data.
Oct 2022Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics volume 127 issue 10. 10.1029/2022JA030735