Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano (Tonga) activity update: shockwave reached its antipode
Fri, 21 Jan 2022, 04:04
04:04 AM | BY: MARTIN
The shockwave antipode in southern Algeria (image: @weather_models/twitter)

Tonga and its antipode in Algeria (image: geodatos.net)
The eruption triggered the air pressure wave passing through the globe and after several hours reached its diametrically opposite point on Earth, located in southern Algeria.
The antipode is the point on Earth's surface that refers to opposite latitude and longitude differing by 180°.
The shockwave reaches its antipode in southern Algeria (source: Meteosat-11)
対蹠地のほうもMETEOSAT-11で動画化。経路によって伝播速度が違うようで、対蹠地に来るタイミングは微妙にズレてる pic.twitter.com/8b870QXmoQ
— WeatherModels (@weather_models) January 17, 2022
The shockwaves reached its antipode in southern Algeria (source: @IMEDEA_UIB_CSIC/twitter)
First simulation of the atmospheric pressure disturbances generated by the #Tonga volcano explosion compared with observations from different locations. Not bad results for a first guess.@IMEDEA_UIB_CSIC @UIBuniversitat pic.twitter.com/d26wmGiDJY
— Angel Amores (@an_amores) January 21, 2022
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