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9780199254699

Volcanoes

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  • ISBN13:

    9780199254699

  • ISBN10:

    0199254699

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-12-25
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Summary

The second edition of Volcanoes discusses the impact of volcanic eruptions on the Earth's environment-a cause of debate and extensive research by leading academics worldwide. Featuring excellent illustrations, the text includes a new chapter on volcanic hazards, which looks at complex scientific and sociological issues surrounding risk mitigation. In addition, it provides updated information on new eruptions, research findings, and planetary studies while preserving the strengths of the first edition-accessibility, clarity, and wit. Volcanoes, 2/e is ideal for undergraduate courses in geology, earth science, geography, environmental science and planetary science.

Author Biography


The late Dr. Peter Francis was a Reader in the Department of Earth Sciences at the Open University and Visiting Professor at the University of Hawaii. Dr. Clive Oppenheimer is a University Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge.

Table of Contents

1 The basics: isotopes and green cheese 1(16)
2 Keeping planets cool: volcanoes, hotspots, and plate tectonics 17(36)
3 Four classic eruptions 53(40)
4 Magma-the hot stuff 93(14)
5 Types of volcanic activity 107(30)
6 Lava flows 137(32)
7 Pyroclastic eruptions: bubbles, bangs, columns, and currents 169(24)
8 What goes up must come down: pyroclastic fall deposits 193(26)
9 Pyroclastic currents from collapsing domes and transient eruptions 219(26)
10 Pyroclastic currents and ignimbrites associated with plinian eruptions 245(18)
11 Super-eruptions, super-volcanoes and calderas 263(30)
12 Debris avalanches and flows: magic carpets and muck 293(30)
13 Volcanoes as landscape forms 323(32)
14 Submarine volcanism 355(20)
15 Extraterrestrial volcanoes 375(42)
16 Eruptions and climate 417(28)
17 Volcano monitoring 445(36)
18 Reducing volcanic risks 481(34)
Index 515

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