Fundamentals of Physical Volcanology

Fundamentals of Physical Volcanology


Yazar Liz Parfitt Lionel Wilson
Yayınevi Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 9780632054435
Baskı yılı 2008
Sayfa sayısı 252
Ağırlık 0.62 kg
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Fundamentals of Physical Volcanology is a comprehensive overview of the processes that control when and how volcanoes erupt. Understanding these processes involves bringing together ideas from a number of disciplines, including branches of geology, such as petrology and geochemistry; and aspects of physics, such as fluid dynamics and thermodynamics. This book explains in accessible terms how different areas of science have been combined to reach our current level of knowledge of volcanic systems. It includes an introduction to eruption types, an outline of the development of physical volcanology, a comprehensive overview of subsurface processes, eruption mechanisms, the nature of volcanic eruptions and their products, and a review of how volcanoes affect the environment. Fundamentals of Physical Volcanology is essential reading for undergraduate students in earth science.
1 Volcanic systems 1
2 Magma generation and segregation 18
3 Magma migration 31
4 Magma storage 43
5 The role of volatiles 64
6 Steady explosive eruptions 77
7 Transient volcanic eruptions 94
8 Pyroclastic falls and pyroclastic density currents 105
9 Lava flows 126
10 Eruption styles, scales, and frequencies 144
11 Volcanic hazards and volcano monitoring 165
12 Volcanoes and climate 179
13 Volcanism on other planets 190
Answers to questions 213
Index 219