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Encyclopedia of volcanoes
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Academic Press
Publication Date
c2000
Language
English
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Foreword / Robert D. Ballard
Preface / The Editors
Introduction / Haraldur Sigurdsson
The History of Volcanology / Haraldur Sigurdsson
Pt. I. Origin and Transport of Magma
Mantle of the Earth / Raymond Jeanloz
Melting the Mantle / Paul D. Asimow
Migration of Melt / Martha J. Daines
Plate Tectonics and Volcanism / Michael R. Perfit and Jon P. Davidson
Composition of Magmas / Nick Rogers and Chris Hawkesworth
Origin of Magmas / Timothy L. Grove
Volatiles in Magmas / Paul Wallace and Alfred T. Anderson, Jr.
Physical Properties of Magmas / Frank J. Spera
Magma Chambers / Bruce D. Marsh
Rates of Magma Ascent / Malcolm J. Rutherford and James E. Gardner
Plumbing Systems / Charles R. Carrigan
Magma Ascent at Shallow Levels / Claude Jaupart
Pt. II. Eruption
Earth's Volcanoes and Eruptions: An Overview / Tom Simkin and Lee Siebert
Sizes of Volcanic Eruptions / David M. Pyle
Volcanic Episodes and Rates of Volcanism / Haraldur Sigurdsson
Pt. III. Effusive Volcanism
Basaltic Volcanoes and Volcanic Systems / George P. L. Walker
Lava Flows and Flow Fields / Christopher R. J. Kilburn
Lava Domes and Coulees / Jonathan H. Fink and Steven W. Anderson
Lava Fountains and Their Products / John A. Wolff and Janet M. Sumner
Basaltic Volcanic Fields / Charles B. Connor and F. Michael Conway
Flood Basalt Provinces / Peter R. Hooper
Submarine Lavas and Hyaloclastite / Rodey Batiza and James D. L. White
Seamounts and Island Building / Ralf Schmidt and Hans-Ulrich Schmincke
Subglacial Eruptions / John L. Smellie
Pt. IV. Explosive Volcanism
Magmatic Fragmentation / K. V. Cashman, B. Sturtevant and P. Papale / [et al.]
Phreatomagmatic Fragmentation / Meghan Morrissey, Bernd Zimanowski and Kenneth Wohletz / [et al.]
Hawaiian and Strombolian Eruptions / S. Vergniolle and M. Mangan
Vulcanian Eruptions / Meghan M. Morrissey and Larry G. Mastin
Plinian and Subplinian Eruptions / Raffaello Cioni, Paola Marianelli and Roberto Santacroce / [et al.]
Surtseyan and Related Phreatomagmatic Eruptions / James D. L. White and Bruce Houghton
Phreatoplinian Eruptions / B. F. Houghton, C. J. N. Wilson and R. T. Smith / [et al.]
Volcanic Plumes / Steven Carey and Marcus Bursik
Pyroclast Transport and Deposition / Colin J. N. Wilson and Bruce F. Houghton
Pyroclastic Fall Deposits / B. F. Houghton, C. J. N. Wilson and D. M. Pyle
Pyroclastic Surges and Blasts / Greg A. Valentine and Richard V. Fisher
Ignimbrites and Block-and-Ash Flow Deposits / A. Freundt, C. J. N. Wilson and S. N. Carey
Lahars / James W. Vallance
Debris Avalanches / Tadahide Ui, Shinji Takarada and Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto
Volcaniclastic Sedimentation Around Island Arcs / Steven Carey
Calderas / Peter W. Lipman
Composite Volcanoes / Jon Davidson and Shan De Silva
Scoria Cones and Tuff Rings / Dirk Vespermann and Hans-Ulrich Schmincke
Pt. V. Extraterrestrial Volcanism
Volcanism on the Moon / Paul D. Spudis
Volcanism on Io / Rosaly Lopes-Gautier
Volcanism on Venus / L. S. Crumpler and Jayne G. Aubele
Volcanism on Mars / James R. Zimbelman
Cryovolcanism in the Outer Solar System / Paul Geissler
Pt. VI. Volcanic Interactions
Volcanic Gases / Pierre Delmelle and John Stix
Geothermal Systems / Fraser Goff and Cathy J. Janik
Surface Manifestations of Geothermal Systems with Volcanic Heat Sources / Manfred P. Hochstein and Patrick R. L. Browne
Deep Ocean Hydrothermal Vents / David A. Butterfield
Volcanic Lakes / Pierre Delmelle and Alain Bernard
Mineral Deposits Associated with Volcanism / Noel C. White and Richard J. Herrington
Pt. VII. Volcanic Hazards
Volcanic Ash Hazards to Aviation / T. P. Miller and T. J. Casadevall
Volcanic Aerosol and Global Atmospheric Effects / Michael J. Mills
Hazards from Pyroclastic Flows and Surges / Setsuya Nakada
Lava Flow Hazards / Donald W. Peterson and Robert I. Tilling
The Hazard from Lahars and Jokulhlaups / Kelvin S. Rodolfo
Hazards of Volcanic Gases / Glyn Williams-Jones and Hazel Rymer
Volcanic Tsunamis / James E. Beget
Volcanic Seismicity / Stephen R. McNutt
Impacts of Eruptions on Human Health / Peter J. Baxter
Volcanic Contributions to the Carbon and Sulfur Geochemical Cycles and Global Change / Michael A. Arthur
The Ecology of Volcanoes: Recovery and Reassembly of Living Communities / Ian W. B. Thornton
Volcanism and Biotic Extinctions / Michael R. Rampino and Stephen Self
Pt. VIII. Eruption Response and Mitigation
Seismic Monitoring / Stephen R. McNutt
Ground Deformation, Gravity, and Magnetics / John B. Murray, Hazel Rymer and Corinne A. Locke
Gas, Plume, and Thermal Monitoring / John Stix and Helene Gaonac'h
Synthesis of Volcano Monitoring / Stephen R. McNutt, Hazel Rymer and John Stix
Volcano Warnings / Christopher G. Newhall
Volcanic Crises Management / Servando De La Cruz-Reyna, Roberto Meli P. and Roberto Quaas W.
Volcanic Hazards and Risk Management / Russell Blong
Risk Education and Intervention / David Johnston and Kevin Ronan
Pt. IX. Economic Benefits and Cultural Aspects of Volcanism
Exploitation of Geothermal Resources / Stefan Arnorsson
Volcanic Soils / Chien-Lu Ping
Volcanic Materials in Commerce and Industry / Jonathan Dehn and Stephen R. McNutt
Volcanoes and Tourism / Haraldur Sigurdsson and Rosaly Lopes-Gautier
Archaeology and Volcanism / Stephen L. Harris
Volcanoes in Art / Haraldur Sigurdsson
Volcanoes in Literature and Film / Haraldur Sigurdsson and Rosaly Lopes-Gautier
App. 2. Catalog of Historically Active Volcanoes on Earth / Tom Simkin and Lee Siebert.
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Credo Reference (Firm) distributor
Houghton, B. F. editor
McNutt, Stephen R. editor
Rymer, Hazel editor
Sigurdsson, Haraldur editor
Houghton, B. F. editor
McNutt, Stephen R. editor
Rymer, Hazel editor
Sigurdsson, Haraldur editor
ISBN
012643140
9780126431407
9780123859396
9781785396939
9780126431407
9780123859396
9781785396939
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