Volcanoes,earthquakes and tsunamis/ David A. Rothery

By: Rothery, David AMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago. McGraw Hill; 2007Description: viii, 296 p. 20 cmISBN: 9780071497008Subject(s): Volcanoes | Earthquakes | TsunamisDDC classification: 551.21
Contents:
acknowledgements 01 Introduction 02 how the Earth moves magma, minerals and rocks compositional layering of the Earth's interior mechanical layering of the Earth's interior plate tectonics, earthquakes and magma generation volcanoes and plate boundaries partial melting 03 eruptions magma migration and magma rise how rising magma evolves volcano plumbing eruptions eruption triggers the sizes of eruptions eruption frequency and duration non-erupting volcanoes 04 types of volcano composite cone volcanoes shield volcanoes flood basalts monogenetic features calderas subglacial volcanoes undersea volcanoes 05 volcanic hazards lava flows pyroclastic flows airfall eruption clouds and air traffic debris avalanches volcanogenic tsunamis lahars jokulhlaups gases and air pollution 06 volcanoes and climate recent volcanic climate disturbances volcanoes and human history Toba supervolcanoes continental flood basalts and mass extinctions 07 monitoring volcanoes volcano observatories seismic monitoring ground deformation microgravity monitoring magnetic and electric monitoring infrasound tahar warnings gas analyses thermal monitoring remote sensing 08 living with volcanoes why live near a volcano? benefits of volcanoes volcanic hazards and volcanic risk warningsand crisis management getting it right disasters in the making? 09 tectonic earthquakes faults and earthquakes focus, epicentre and seismic waves measuring earthquakes global seismic monitoring prediction andw/arning preventing earthquakes? 10 living with earthquakes notable earthquakes fatalities from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions compared earthquake proofing earthquake preparedness 11 tsunamis what is a tsunami? seismogenic tsunamis historic seismogenic tsunamis tsunami warning systems tsunami risk mitigation landslide tsunamis impact tsunamis taking it further volcanoes earthquakes tsunamis
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acknowledgements
01 Introduction

02 how the Earth moves
magma, minerals and rocks
compositional layering of the
Earth's interior
mechanical layering of the Earth's interior plate tectonics, earthquakes and magma
generation
volcanoes and plate boundaries
partial melting

03 eruptions
magma migration and magma rise
how rising magma evolves
volcano plumbing
eruptions
eruption triggers
the sizes of eruptions
eruption frequency and duration
non-erupting volcanoes

04 types of volcano
composite cone volcanoes
shield volcanoes
flood basalts
monogenetic features
calderas
subglacial volcanoes
undersea volcanoes

05 volcanic hazards
lava flows
pyroclastic flows
airfall
eruption clouds and air traffic
debris avalanches
volcanogenic tsunamis
lahars
jokulhlaups
gases and air pollution

06 volcanoes and climate
recent volcanic climate disturbances
volcanoes and human history
Toba
supervolcanoes
continental flood basalts and mass
extinctions

07 monitoring volcanoes
volcano observatories
seismic monitoring
ground deformation
microgravity monitoring
magnetic and electric monitoring
infrasound
tahar warnings
gas analyses
thermal monitoring
remote sensing

08 living with volcanoes
why live near a volcano?
benefits of volcanoes
volcanic hazards and volcanic risk
warningsand crisis management
getting it right
disasters in the making?

09 tectonic earthquakes
faults and earthquakes
focus, epicentre and seismic waves
measuring earthquakes
global seismic monitoring
prediction andw/arning
preventing earthquakes?

10 living with earthquakes
notable earthquakes
fatalities from earthquakes and volcanic eruptions compared
earthquake proofing
earthquake preparedness

11 tsunamis
what is a tsunami?
seismogenic tsunamis
historic seismogenic tsunamis
tsunami warning systems
tsunami risk mitigation
landslide tsunamis
impact tsunamis

taking it further
volcanoes
earthquakes
tsunamis

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