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Volcanoes Downunder

Did you know there are hundreds of volcanoes in our backyard? Volcanoes have been active across eastern Australia for over 100 million years, which have shaped the landscape and …

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Continent-scale groundwater models: constraining flow pathways across eastern Australia

Numerical models of groundwater flow play a critical role for water management scenarios under climate extremes. Large‑scale models play a key role in determining long range flow …

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Installing Python on Mac M1

The new Mac M1 processors are pretty cool, and are enough to convert this veteran Linux user to Mac. Since Mac M1, M2, etc. are all ARM-based there are some differences to be aware …

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Installing Python on Mac M1

The new Mac M1 processors are pretty cool, and are enough to convert this veteran Linux user to Mac. Since Mac M1, M2, etc. are all ARM-based there are some differences to be aware …

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The Role of Slab Dip on the Formation of Porphyry Copper Deposits

Ben Mather, Dietmar Muller, Maria Seton, Chris Alfonso, Nicky Wright “Slab pull” force is the largest driving force of plate tectonic motion Subduction angle influences plate …

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Plume-slab interaction

Exploring the interaction between mantle plumes and subducting slabs in the Tasman Sea region, focusing on the three parallel hotspot tracks — Tasmantid, Lord Howe, and Cosgrove — …

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Evolution of Earth’s tectonic carbon conveyor belt

Reconstructing the oceanic carbon conveyor belt over 250 million years reveals plate tectonics as a pivotal driver of Mesozoic climate change.

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Parallel volcanic chains generated by plume-slab interaction (invited)

Deep mantle plumes are buoyant upwellings rising from the Earth’s core-mantle boundary to its surface, and describing most hotspot chains. Mechanisms to explain dual chains of …

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GPlates and pyGPlates workshop

Day 1 Day 2

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GA showcase

Modelling Groundwater flow within the Great Artesian Basin Modelling team : Ben Knight, Ben Mather, Louis Moresi GA team : Neil Symington, Nadege Rollet , John Vizy , Tim Ransley , …

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