Mt Pinatubo Eruption Sulfer Dioxide w/Dates (June 1991)

  • Credit

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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.

June 17, 1991

Metadata

  • Sensor

  • Animation ID

    2182

  • Video ID

    SVS2001-0021

  • Start Timecode

    01:01:29:00

  • End Timecode

    01:02:50:21

  • Animator

    Lori Perkins

  • Studio

    SVS

  • Visualization Date

    2001/06/18

  • Scientist

    Richard McPeters (NASA/GSFC), Jay Herman (NASA/GSFC)

  • Datasets

    SO2

  • Keywords

    Mt. Pinatubo, Volcano, Sulfur Dioxide

  • DLESE Subject

    Natural hazards, Atmospheric science

  • Data Date

    1991/06/16 - 1991/06/30

  • Animation Type

    Regular