— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) June 9, 2019
If this gets into the stratosphere and we get a big radiative perturbation to the planet's energy balance, it will be a great chance to test our understanding of the climate system. https://t.co/xya9vAPoqw
Sinabung, Sumatra Explodes to 55,000 Feet (16.7 km)
The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin is warning of a thick ash plume rising to a lofty 55,000 feet (16.7 km) —
‘particulates ejected to altitudes above 32,800 feet (10 km), and into the stratosphere, have a direct cooling effect on the planet.’
‘Mount Sinabung exploded back into life in early May, 2019, with this latest eruption ranking as the largest in years, and coming just 2 weeks after the previous 50,000+ feet ejection, on May 25.’
‘BACKGROUND
Stratovolcano: 2460 m / 8,071 ft
Sumatra, Indonesia: 3.17°N / 98.39°E
Current status: ERUPTION WARNING
Eruption list: 0810 ± 70 years, 2010, 2013-2018, 2019-ongoing’
Mount Pinatuba 1991
An outstanding resource here.
I like the optical depth time series on this eruption https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1510/global-effects-of-mount-pinatubo
Global Effects of Mount Pinatubo
by EARTH OBSERVATORY NASA
quote
‘ Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted with a tremendous force, ejecting vast amounts of ash and gas high into the atmosphere; so high that the volcano’s plume penetrated into the stratosphere. The stratosphere is the layer of atmosphere extending from about 10 km to 50 km (6-30 miles) in altitude. Pinatubo injected about 15 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, where it reacted with water to form a hazy layer of aerosol particles composed primarily of sulfuric acid droplets. Over the course of the next two years strong stratospheric winds spread these aerosol particles around the globe.
Unlike the lower atmosphere (or troposphere, which extends from the surface to roughly 10 km), the stratosphere does not have rain clouds as a mechanism to quickly wash out pollutants. Therefore, a heavy influx of aerosol pollutants, like the plume from Mount Pinatubo, will remain in the stratosphere for years until the processes of chemical reactions and atmospheric circulation can filter them out. In the case of Mount Pinatubo, the result was a measurable cooling of the Earth’s surface for a period of almost two years.
Because they scatter and absorb incoming sunlight, aerosol particles exert a cooling effect on the Earth’s surface. The Pinatubo eruption increased aerosol optical depth in the stratosphere by a factor of 10 to 100 times normal levels measured prior to the eruption. (“Aerosol optical depth” is a measure of how much light airborne particles prevent from passing through a column of atmosphere.) Consequently, over the next 15 months, scientists measured a drop in the average global temperature of about 1 degree F (0.6 degrees C).
The images above were acquired by the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II (SAGE II) flying aboard NASA’s Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS). The false-color images represent aerosol optical depth in the stratosphere during four different time spans, ranging from before the June 1991 Pinatubo eruption to two years after the event. Red pixels show the highest values, while dark blue shows the lowest values, which are normally observed in the stratosphere. Notice how the volcanic plume gradually spreads across virtually the entire globe, hence the global-scale impact on climate.
For more details, read Astronauts Photograph Mount Pinatubo, on the Earth Observatory. Related information resources can be found at 10th Anniversary of the Eruption Felt Around the World. Also, be sure to check out The Volcano and the Climate Model—a case study produced by the American Museum of Natural History.
NASA Langley Research Center Aerosol Research Branch ‘
CRIKEY !#&@ ...... IT'S THE WEATHER CYCLES 
Starting to collect some information and relevant research articles
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0377027301003183
The annual volcanic gas input into the atmosphere, in particular into the stratosphere: a global data set for the past 100 years
Author links open overlay panelM.M.Halmera
H.-U.SchminckeaH.-F.Grafb
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0377-0273(01)00318-3
Sinabung, Sumatra Explodes to 55,000 Feet (16.7 km)
The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin is warning of a thick ash plume rising to a lofty 55,000 feet (16.7 km) —
‘particulates ejected to altitudes above 32,800 feet (10 km), and into the stratosphere, have a direct cooling effect on the planet.’
‘Mount Sinabung exploded back into life in early May, 2019, with this latest eruption ranking as the largest in years, and coming just 2 weeks after the previous 50,000+ feet ejection, on May 25.’
‘BACKGROUND
Stratovolcano: 2460 m / 8,071 ft
Sumatra, Indonesia: 3.17°N / 98.39°E
Current status: ERUPTION WARNING
Eruption list: 0810 ± 70 years, 2010, 2013-2018, 2019-ongoing’
source
https://electroverse.net/sinabung-sumatra-explodes-to-55000-feet-16-7-km-solar-connection-cooling-effect/
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need to confirm of 17 km ejection of particles can cool the ??
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Mount Sinabung eruptions are monitored by
Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre
http://www.bom.gov.au/aviation/volcanic-ash/
BOM..About Volcanic ash
Click to access volcanic-ash.pdf
Current volcanic ash ash advisories
http://www.bom.gov.au/aviation/volcanic-ash/darwin-va-advisory.shtml
Archive of advisories
ftp://ftp.bom.gov.au/anon/gen/vaac/
A forum member on ski.com forum ‘piolet’,asked me how volcanoes affect the Australian snow season.
https://www.ski.com.au/xf/threads/are-the-mount-sinabung-eruptions-in-2019-affecting-our-weather.85199/
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Just a simple correlation here indicates its worth pursuing
Mount Pinatuba 1991
An outstanding resource here.
I like the optical depth time series on this eruption
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1510/global-effects-of-mount-pinatubo
Global Effects of Mount Pinatubo
by EARTH OBSERVATORY NASA
quote
‘ Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted with a tremendous force, ejecting vast amounts of ash and gas high into the atmosphere; so high that the volcano’s plume penetrated into the stratosphere. The stratosphere is the layer of atmosphere extending from about 10 km to 50 km (6-30 miles) in altitude. Pinatubo injected about 15 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, where it reacted with water to form a hazy layer of aerosol particles composed primarily of sulfuric acid droplets. Over the course of the next two years strong stratospheric winds spread these aerosol particles around the globe.
Unlike the lower atmosphere (or troposphere, which extends from the surface to roughly 10 km), the stratosphere does not have rain clouds as a mechanism to quickly wash out pollutants. Therefore, a heavy influx of aerosol pollutants, like the plume from Mount Pinatubo, will remain in the stratosphere for years until the processes of chemical reactions and atmospheric circulation can filter them out. In the case of Mount Pinatubo, the result was a measurable cooling of the Earth’s surface for a period of almost two years.
Because they scatter and absorb incoming sunlight, aerosol particles exert a cooling effect on the Earth’s surface. The Pinatubo eruption increased aerosol optical depth in the stratosphere by a factor of 10 to 100 times normal levels measured prior to the eruption. (“Aerosol optical depth” is a measure of how much light airborne particles prevent from passing through a column of atmosphere.) Consequently, over the next 15 months, scientists measured a drop in the average global temperature of about 1 degree F (0.6 degrees C).
The images above were acquired by the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II (SAGE II) flying aboard NASA’s Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS). The false-color images represent aerosol optical depth in the stratosphere during four different time spans, ranging from before the June 1991 Pinatubo eruption to two years after the event. Red pixels show the highest values, while dark blue shows the lowest values, which are normally observed in the stratosphere. Notice how the volcanic plume gradually spreads across virtually the entire globe, hence the global-scale impact on climate.
For more details, read Astronauts Photograph Mount Pinatubo, on the Earth Observatory. Related information resources can be found at 10th Anniversary of the Eruption Felt Around the World. Also, be sure to check out The Volcano and the Climate Model—a case study produced by the American Museum of Natural History.
NASA Langley Research Center Aerosol Research Branch ‘