Full title: Volcanism / Hans-Ulrich Schmincke.

Author/creator: Schmincke, Hans-Ulrich.

Call Numbers: NQ551.21/21

Record Identifier: 74Vv5jKbQW6d

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: p. cm., 1. Introduction -- 2. Plate Tectonics -- 3. Magma -- 4. Rheology, Magmatic Gases, Bubbles and Triggering of Eruptions -- 5. Mid-Ocean Ridges -- 6. Seamounts and Volcanic Islands -- 7. Continental Intraplate Volcanoes -- 8. Subduction Zone Volcanoes -- 9. Volcanic Edifices and Volcanic Deposits -- 10. Strombolian, Hawaiian and Plinian Eruptions and the Mount St. Helens Eruption 1980 -- 11. Pyroclastic Flows, Block and Ash Flows, Surges and the Laacher See Eruption -- 12. Fire and Water -- 13. Volcanic Hazards, Volcanic Catastrophes, and Disaster Mitigation -- 14. Volcanoes and Climate -- 15. Man and Volcanoes: The Benefits -- 16. Physical Units and Abbreviations -- 17. Glossary -- 18. References -- 19. Subject Index -- 20. Index of Geographical Names -- 21. Index of Names.

Publishers: Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2003.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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DDC: 551.21

MMS ID: 991017824219702626