Description |
1 online resource (551 pages) |
Contents |
Volcanoes; Contents; Preface; Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 Eruptions, Jargon, and History; Part II The Big Picture; Chapter 2 Global Perspectives Plate Tectonics and Volcanism; Chapter 3 The Nature of Magma Where Volcanoes Come From; Chapter 4 The Physical Properties of Magma and Why it Erupts; Part III Volcanic Eruptions And Their Products; Chapter 5 Classifying Volcanic Eruptions; Chapter 6 Effusive Volcanic Eruptions and Their Products; Chapter 7 An Overview of Explosive Eruptions and Their Products; Chapter 8 A Closer Look at Large-scale Explosive Eruptions |
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Part IV Volcanic Landforms And SettingsChapter 9 Constructional ("Positive") Volcanic Landforms; Chapter 10 "Negative" Volcanic Landforms Craters and Calderas; Chapter 11 Mass-wasting Processes and Products; Chapter 12 Volcanoes Unseen and Far Away; Part V Humanistic Volcanology; Chapter 13 Volcanoes: Life, Climate, and Human History; Chapter 14 Volcanic Hazards and Risk Monitoring and Mitigation; Chapter 15 Economic Volcanology; Epilogu |
Summary |
Volcanoes are essential elements in the delicate global balance of elemental forces that govern both the dynamic evolution of the Earth and the nature of Life itself. Without volcanic activity, life as we know it would not exist on our planet. Although beautiful to behold, volcanoes are also potentially destructive, and understanding their nature is critical to prevent major loss of life in the future. Richly illustrated with over 300 original color photographs and diagrams the book is written in an informal manner, with minimum use of jargon, and relies heavily on first-person, eye-witness ac |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Volcanism -- Textbooks
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Volcanology -- Textbooks
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Volcanoes -- Textbooks
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Volcanism.
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Volcanoes.
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Volcanology.
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Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Hazlett, Richard W
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ISBN |
9781444318678 |
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1444318675 |
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