2nd Edition. Academic Press Elsevier,2015 — 426 p. — ISBN-10: 0123859387
Editors: Haraldur Sigurdsson,Bruce Houghton,Steve McNutt,Hazel Rymer,John Stix
This 2nd fully revised and updated edition provides a comprehensive source of information on the multidisciplinary influences of volcanic eruptions--both destructive and beneficial.
Volcanoes are unquestionably one of the most spectacular and awe-inspiring features of the physical world. Our paradoxical fascination with them stems from their majestic beauty and powerful, sometimes deadly, destructiveness. Notwithstanding the tremendous advances in volcanology since ancient times, some of the mystery surrounding volcanic eruptions remains today. The Encyclopedia of Volcanoes summarizes our present knowledge of volcanoes; it provides a comprehensive source of information on the causes of volcanic eruptions and both the destructive and beneficial effects. The early chapters focus on the science of volcanism (melting of source rocks, ascent of magma, eruption processes, extraterrestrial volcanism, etc.). Later chapters discuss human interface with volcanoes, including the history of volcanology, geothermal energy resources, interaction with the oceans and atmosphere, health aspects of volcanism, mitigation of volcanic disasters, post-eruption ecology, and the impact of eruptions on organismal biodiversity.Contents VOL II :
Part IV.Explosive Volcanism
- Magmatic Fragmentation
- Magma-Water Interaction and Phreatomagmatic Fragmentation
- Hawaiian and Strombolian Eruptions
- Vulcanian Eruptions
- Plinian and Subplinian Eruptions
- Phreatomagmatic and Related Eruption Styles
- Submarine Explosive Eruptions
- Volcanic Plumes
- Tephra Dispersal and Sedimentation
- Pyroclastic Fall Deposits
- Pyroclastic Density Currents: Processes and Models
- Deposits of Pyroclastic Density Currents
- Lahars and Their Deposits
- Landslides, Debris Avalanches and Volcanic Gravitational Deformation
Part V.Extraterrestrial Volcanism
- Volcanism on the Moon
- Volcanism on Mercury
- Volcanism on Mars
- Volcanism on Venus
- Volcanism on Io
- Cryovolcanism in the Outer Solar System
Part VI.Volcanic Interactions
- Volcanic, Magmatic and Hydrothermal Gases
- Intrusion-Related Geothermal Systems
- Seafloor Hydrothermal Venting at Volcanic Arcs and Backarcs
- Volcano-Related Lakes
- Volcanic Successions Associated with Ore Deposits: Facies Characteristics and Ore-Host Relationships
- Volcanic Influences on the Carbon, Sulfur, and Halogen Biogeochemical Cycles
