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Smart sensing tech to help scientists peer inside volcanoes
27 Dec, 2020 12:02 AM
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GNS Science lifted Mt Ruapehu s Alert Level to two after measuring temperatures of 43C in its Crater Lake, amid other signs of volcanic unrest. Photo / GeoNet
GNS Science lifted Mt Ruapehu s Alert Level to two after measuring temperatures of 43C in its Crater Lake, amid other signs of volcanic unrest. Photo / GeoNet
Technology first designed for the military could offer a crucial early look at the same volcanic rumblings that just prompted GNS Science to ramp up Mt Ruapehu s warning level.
A new study will draw on sophisticated remote-sensing equipment to peer inside volcanoes hydrothermal systems, which could change over years - or even days.