no, not by volcanologists
The use the VEI scale, which has its own short comings. It is based on volume and column height. Volume can be hard to estimate.
But megatonnage works well in the press.
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The use the VEI scale, which has its own short comings. It is based on volume and column height. Volume can be hard to estimate.
But megatonnage works well in the press.