2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 From: Peggy Hellweg <peggy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Hi Folks, There will be a special session at the SSA Annual Meeting in Bellevue, WA, on the 15 January 2022 Tonga Eruption and Tsunami. In addition to the eruption itself, the devastating effects in Tonga, and the effects of the tsunami throughout the Pacific Basin, many previously unobserved phenomena have been reported. We encourage and welcome any presentations that describe, discuss, model ... these phenomena and the associated social impacts, implications and lessons. If you have something to share, please consider submitting an abstract to our deadline, Mar 8. a) The session description is below; abstracts may be submitted at https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://meetings.seismosoc.org/submit/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!IZjFnNomY2hlX14OfRhFVnZqnpDnKfgeKhK-tCjgUEu7xdzSx7aBFyJpHVEzmnY$ until Tuesday, 8 March, 2022, at 17:00 Pacific time (midnight UTC). b) All presenters will be required to attend the meeting in person. SSA requires all meeting attendees be fully vaccinated. c) SSA's 2022 Annual Meeting will take place in Bellevue, WA from 19-23 April (see https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://meetings.seismosoc.org/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!IZjFnNomY2hlX14OfRhFVnZqnpDnKfgeKhK-tCjgUEu7xdzSx7aBFyJpSECiBIA$ ) I look forward to seeing you and your presentation at the meeting! Best regards, Peggy Hellweg Session description: The 15 January 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haâ??apai in the Tonga Islands was unprecedented in modern times. It was one of the largest volcanic explosions of the instrumental era and also caused atmospheric shockwaves that circled the globe. The eruption produced a tsunami that traveled throughout the Pacific and was also observed at locations in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. We welcome papers on the eruption, the atmospheric waves, any sources and characteristics of the tsunami, remote or nearby measurements of any of the associated phenomena, as well as threat assessment and communications and impacts. Conveners: Peggy Hellweg, University of California, Berkeley; Lori A. Dengler, Humboldt State University; Emile A. Okal, Northwestern University; Seth Moran, U.S. Geological Survey; Stuart Weinstein, PTWC; Summer Ohlendorf, NTWC. Deadline: Tuesday, 8 March 2022 at 5 p.m. Pacific. 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 ------------------------------
