NIA Scientist Coordinates Response to Volcano Eruption in Kuril Islands
The Raikoke volcano, located in the Kuril Islands, erupted on June 21st sending ash and SO2 up into the stratosphere. Through the NASA Disaster program, John Murray (NASA’s Langley Research Center) and Jean-Paul Vernier, Senior Research Scientist at the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), coordinated a response to provide the most up-to-date information about the position of the plume to support aviation safety assessments.
Jean-Paul, who co-leads the WMO-SPARC-SSiRC VolRes international group, initiated discussion on the VolRes wiki page to start assessing the potential long-term impact of this eruption on climate.