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Understanding the Eruptions of Submarine Large Igneous Provinces and Their Effects on the Environment »
The Ontong Java Plateau (OJP), Shatsky Rise (SR), and the Kerguelen Plateau (KP) represent three Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) located in oceanic settings. The basement lavas have been investigated through scientific ocean drilling and, in the case of the OJP, fieldwork on the emergent obducted portions of the...
Billion-year stability of cratonic edges controls location of global sediment-hosted metals »
Sustainable development and transition to a clean-energy economy is placing ever-increasing demand on global supplies of base metals (copper, lead, zinc and nickel). Alarmingly, this demand is outstripping the present rate of discovery of new deposits, with significant shortfalls forecast in the coming decades....
Science and Technology in Indonesian Disaster Management: Ten Years of Indonesia – Australia Collaboration »
Indonesia is one of the most disaster prone countries due to its hazard profile and high population exposure. Since 2008, the Australian and Indonesian governments have partnered to increase the use of science and technology in Indonesia to support decision making in disaster management. This talk will highlight...
Duanne White (UC) »
Duanne will be presenting aspects of his research - more info soon! Duanne White, Associate Professor in Earth Systems, University of Canberra Duanne is a quantitative geomorphologist and geochemist interested in catchment and Earth Systems. His research involves...
Doors held ajar in storms: Insights into Atmospheric Planetary Science »
Our spacecraft have taken us to visit and explore many stark and ancient landscapes in the solar system. At first glance, very little appears to have changed for billions of years, but if we look to the atmosphere we see a dynamism that belies active processes in the present era and that hints at changes at and...
