Scientists have determined the magnitude of the Mount Gambier volcano
eruption 5,000 years ago, and say if a similar eruption occurred again,
it could cause widespread damage.
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The Mt Schank crater in Mt Gambier [Credit: Monash University] |
Detailed
in the Bulletin of Volcanology,
researchers from Monash University’s Volcanology Research Group
(MONVOLC) used 3D geometrical computer modelling and thermodynamics –
the study of the relationship between different forms of energy – to
determine the size and magnitude of the Mount Gambier eruption.
It is believed to be the first time the magnitude and size of a volcano
on Australian mainland has been calculated, based on volume estimates of
the volcanic deposits, and modelling of the volcanic plume,
ash-dispersal and thermodynamics. [...]
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