Sulfur Dioxide emission from Mt Pinatubo Eruption June 1991 with dates
This animation shows sulfur dioxide in the stratosphere during the Mt. Pinatubo Eruption and for a few weeks after the eruption. Stratospheric SO2 dissipates rather quickly compared to volcanic ash and stratoshperic H2SO4.
Sulfur Dioxide emission into the stratosphere June 16, 1991 through June 30, 1991
June 16, 1991
June 17, 1991
June 22, 1991
Video slate image reads, "Sulfur Dioxide Emission from Mt. Pinatubo Eruption".
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
- Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC)
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Scientists
- Richard McPeters (NASA/GSFC)
- Jay Herman (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Tuesday, June 12, 2001.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:58 PM EDT.
Series
This visualization can be found in the following series:Datasets used in this visualization
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Sulfur Dioxide [Nimbus-7: TOMS]
ID: 424
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