Computer Simulation of the A.D. 79 Pompeii Eruption

This animation sequence simulates a Plinian type eruption where the collapse of a tall eruption column generates a high speed pyroclastic flow which travels laterally along the ground. View the entire animation sequence several times, and then use the slider to identify the point where the pyroclastic flow is initiated.

used with permission from Flavio Dobran
http://tribeca.ios.com/~dobran/

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