Volcanoes

by Peter Francis, Clive Oppenheimer

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199254699
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/25/2003
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	536
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

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 cheese2. Keeping planets cool: volcanoes, hot-spots, and plate tectonics3. Four Classic Eruptions4. Magma - the hot stuff5. Types of volcanic activity6. Lava Flows7. Pyroclastic eruptions: bubbles, bangs, fountains and plumes8. What goes up must come down: pyroclastic fall deposits9. Pyroclastic flows and igmibrites10. Pyroclastic flows: surges11. Pyroclastic flows: nuees ardentes12. Debris avalanches and flows: magic carpets and muck13. Supervolcanoes and calderas14. Submarine silicic eruptions15. Volcanoes as landscape forms16. Eruptions and climate17. Extraterrestrial volcanoes18. Volcano monitoring and hazard assessment19. Volcanic risk mitigation