Mount Pinatubo
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Jim A. Norris, Jr.
April 4, 2012
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Motivation
I wanted to know what would happen if 5 Pinatubo's occurred at the same time
I was also interested in Sulfur Dioxide Emission role in Pinatubo
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Background Info.
in the Cabusilan mountain range separating the west coast of Luzon
722 people died 15-30million tons of sulfur Dioxide Reduced temp. of North Hemisphere By
0.5-0.6 degree’s Celsius June 1991 Has not erupted since
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Background continue
before during after
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Data source
Archived Data from Climatology webpage
Looked at three points in NC:Southern MountainsSouthern Coastal Plains Central Piedmont
Assessed Temperature and Precipitation data
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Temperature Analysis
Temperature seems to decrease during spring months
Other factors maybe in play
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Precipitation Analysis•No relationship between Mount Pinatubo and Precipitation data
•Summer months the data follows the same pattern, until Winter when it all scatters
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What if 5 Pinatubo erupted at the same time? How much Sulfur Dioxide would be
released?
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Sulfur Dioxide vs. Temperature Change Sulfur Dioxide emissions affected
various Volcanoes
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What’s Emitted in 5 Pinatubos? Mount Pinatubo 20 Million tons Sulfur
Dioxide
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5 Pinatubos Temperature Change ~ -1.1°C change in Temperature
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Conclusion
You would expect about 100 Million tons of sulfur dioxide
~ -1.1°C change in Temperature Change in Precipitation is like a 2 sided
coin
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Further Research
Look at data from other states Look at data from other countries Climate impacts on volcano emissions