Modeling Volcanic Processes: The Physics and Mathematics of Volcanism

by Edited by Sarah A. Fagents , Tracy K. P. Gregg , Rosaly M. C. Lopes

• ISBN13: 9780521895439
• ISBN10: 052189543X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-04-22
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Understanding the physical behavior of volcanoes is key to mitigating the hazards active volcanoes pose to the ever-increasing populations living nearby. The processes involved in volcanic eruptions are driven by a series of interlinked physical phenomena, and to fully understand these, volcanologists must employ various physics subdisciplines. This book provides the first advanced-level, one-stop resource examining the physics of volcanic behavior and reviewing the state-of-the-art in modeling volcanic processes. Each chapter begins by explaining simple modeling formulations and progresses to present cutting-edge research illustrated by case studies. Individual chapters cover subsurface magmatic processes through to eruption in various environments and conclude with the application of modeling to understanding the other volcanic planets of our Solar System. Providing an accessible and practical text for graduate students of physical volcanology, this book is also an important resource for researchers and professionals in the fields of volcanology, geophysics, geochemistry, petrology and natural hazards.

Table of Contents

List of contributors

Introduction

Magma chamber dynamics and thermodynamics

The dynamics of dike propagation

Dynamics of magma ascent in the volcanic conduit

Lava flows

Unsteady explosive activity: Strombolian eruptions

Unsteady explosive activity: Vulcanian eruptions

Sustained explosive activity: volcanic eruption columns and Hawaiian fountains

Modeling tephra sedimentation from volcanic plumes

Pyroclastic density currents

Magma-water interactions

Deep sea eruptions

Magma-ice interactions

Modeling lahar behavior and hazards

Introduction to quantitative volcano seismology: fluid-driven sources

Volcano acoustics

Planetary volcanism

Index

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