Volcanoes
Francis, Peter, 1944-19992004
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This new edition has been completely updated, taking account of recent research on new eruptions, such as Montserrat, & of new research into volcanic activity on Mars & Jupiter. A new chapter on volcanic hazards clarifies complex scientific & social issues surrounding risk mitigation. The impact of volcanic eruptions on the Earth's environment has been the source of many a debate and the cause of extensive research activities by leading academics worldwide. The new edition of Peter Francis's Volcanoes preserves the particular strengths of the orignal in its accessibility, immense clarity, engaging humour and excellent illustrations.The book updates the original by reflecting on new research findings and new eruptions (such as that on Montserrat) as well as including a new chapter on volcanic hazards, which looks at the complex and scientific and sociological issues surrounding risk mitigation. In updating the planetary perspective of the book new co-author Clive Oppenheimer provides us with an insight into studies of Mars and Jupiter.The book is designed primarily for undergraduate students across a range of disciplines including geology, Earth sciences, geography, environmental sciences and planetary sciences, yet, is an equally valuable source for volcanologists, senior scientists in other disciplines and scientifically-trained volcano enthusiasts.Online Resource CentreAll the figures from the book will be available to download free from the companion web site.
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Work:
Edition:
2nd ed. / Peter Francis, Clive Oppenheimer.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2004.
Collation:
x, 521 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: Oxford : Clarendon Press. 1993.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
1. The Basics: isotopes and green cheese; 2. Keeping planets cool: volcanoes, hot-spots, and plate tectonics; 3. Four classic eruptions; 4. Magma - the hot stuff; 5. Types of volcanic activity; 6. Lava Flows; 7. Pyroclastic eruptions: bubbles, bangs, columns, and currents; 8. What goes up must come down: pyroclastic fall deposits; 9. Pyroclastic currents from collapsing domes and transient eruptions; 10. Pyroclastic currents and ignimbrites associated with plinian eruptions; 11. Super-eruptions, super-volcanoes and calderas; 12. Debris avalanches and flows: magic carpets and muck; 13. Volcanoes as landscape forms; 14. Submarine volcanism; 15. Extraterrestrial volcanoes; 16. Eruptions and climate; 17. Volcano monitoring; 18. Reducing volcanic risks
ISBN:
9780199254699 (pbk)
Dewey class:
551.21
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
273079