Sigurdsson / Houghton / McNutt The Encyclopedia of Volcanoes

2. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-12-385939-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 1456 Seiten

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. - Provides the only comprehensive reference work to cover all aspects of volcanology - Written by nearly 100 world experts in volcanology - Explores an integrated transition from the physical process of eruptions through hazards and risk, to the social face of volcanism, with an emphasis on how volcanoes have influenced and shaped society - Presents hundreds of color photographs, maps, charts and illustrations making this an aesthetically appealing reference - Glossary of 3,000 key terms with definitions of all key vocabulary items in the field is included

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sigurdsson, Haraldur

Houghton, Bruce

Mcnutt, Steve

Rymer, Hazel

Stix, John

Leseproben

Contributors
Valerio Acocella,     Dipartimento di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Roma, Italy Graham D.M. Andrews,     California State University Bakersfield, Bakersfield, USA Benjamin Andrews,     Global Volcanism Program, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA Silvio De Angelis,     University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK Stefán Arnórsson,     Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland Willy Aspinall,     Aspinall & Associates, Tisbury, and Bristol University, Bristol, England, UK Jayne C. Aubele,     Education Department, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, NM, USA Jenni Barclay,     School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK Peter J. Baxter,     Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK Mark Bebbington,     Statistics Group and Volcanic Risk Solutions, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand Alexander Belousov,     Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Alain Bernard,     Earth & Environmental Sciences Department, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium Marc Bernstein,     Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA Jacob Elvin Bleacher,     Sciences and Exploration Directorate, Code 600, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA Russell Blong,     Aon Benfield Asia-Pacific, Sydney, and Risk Frontiers, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Costanza Bonadonna,     Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland Michael Branney,     Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester, England, UK Richard J. Brown,     Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, UK Brandon Browne,     Department of Geology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, USA Alain Burgisser,     CNRS, ISTerre, Le Bourget du Lac, France; Université de Savoie, ISTerre, Le Bourget du Lac, France Marcus Bursik,     Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA Ralf Büttner,     Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany Eliza S. Calder,     School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Steven Carey,     Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA Rebecca J. Carey,     University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia Simon A. Carn,     Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA Ray Cas,     Department of Geosciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; School of Physical Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Katharine V. Cashman,     School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol, UK Giovanni Chiodini,     INGV Observatorio Vesuviano, Via Diocleziano, Italy Raffaello Cioni,     Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, via G. La Pira, Firenze, Italy Amanda Bachtell Clarke,     School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA Bruce D. Clarkson,     Environmental Research Institute, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand Millard F. Coffin,     Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, TAS, Australia Paul D. Cole,     School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK Chuck Connor,     School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA Charles B. Connor,     School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA Jean-Thomas Cornelis,     Earth & Life Institute, Environmental Sciences, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Antonio Costa,     Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Bologna, Italy Elizabeth Cottrell,     Global Volcanism Program, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA Charles M. Crisafulli,     USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Olympia Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument, Amboy, WA, USA David A. Crown,     Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, USA Larry S. Crumpler,     Collections and Research Department, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, NM, USA Martha J. Daines,     Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MA, USA Tim Davies,     Department of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand Simon J. Day,     Department of Earth Sciences, Institute of Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London, London, UK Wim Degruyter,     School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA Jonathan Dehn,     Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA Servando de la Cruz Centro Nacional de Prevencion de Desastres, SEGOB, Mexico Instituto de Geofisica, UNAM, Mexico Instituto de Ingeniera, UNAM, Mexico Natalia Irma Deligne,     GNS Science, Avalon, Lower Hutt, New Zealand Pierfrancesco Dellino,     Università di Bari, Bari, Italy Pierre Delmelle,     Earth & Life Institute, Environmental Sciences, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Cornel E.J. de Ronde,     Department of Marine Sciences, GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand Shan de Silva,     College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA Josef Dufek,     School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA Marie Edmonds,     Earth Sciences Department, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK Benjamin R. Edwards,     Department of Earth Sciences, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA Patricia Erfurt-Cooper,     School of Business, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia Tomaso Esposti Ongaro,     Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy John W. Ewert,     Cascades Volcano Observatory, US Geological Survey, Vancouver, WA,...