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Table of Contents

Preface

PART I INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1 Eruptions, Jargon, and History

PART II THE BIG PICTURE

Chapter 2 Global Perspectives – Plate Tectonics and Volcanism

Chapter 3 The Nature of Magma – Where Volcanoes Come From

Chapter 4 The Physical Properties of Magma and Why it Erupts

PART III VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS AND THEIR PRODUCTS

Chapter 5 Classifying Volcanic Eruptions

Chapter 6 Effusive Volcanic Eruptions and Their Products

Chapter 7 An Overview of Explosive Eruptions and Their Products

Chapter 8 A Closer Look at Large-scale Explosive Eruptions

PART IV VOLCANIC LANDFORMS AND SETTINGS

Chapter 9 Constructional (“Positive”) Volcanic Landforms

Chapter 10 “Negative” Volcanic Landforms – Craters and Calderas

Chapter 11 Mass-wasting Processes and Products

Chapter 12 Volcanoes Unseen and Far Away

PART V HUMANISTIC VOLCANOLOGY

Chapter 13 Volcanoes: Life, Climate, and Human History

Chapter 14 Volcanic Hazards and Risk – Monitoring and Mitigation

Chapter 15 Economic Volcanology

Epilogue

References

Index

Appendix 1 List of Prominent World Volcanoes

Appendix 2 Fun Reading

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 8 September 2022
      ISBN-13 9781119478850
      978-1119478850
      ISBN-10 1119478855
      Also in:
      Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Geography

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Preface

      PART I INTRODUCTION

      Chapter 1 Eruptions, Jargon, and History

      PART II THE BIG PICTURE

      Chapter 2 Global Perspectives – Plate Tectonics and Volcanism

      Chapter 3 The Nature of Magma – Where Volcanoes Come From

      Chapter 4 The Physical Properties of Magma and Why it Erupts

      PART III VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS AND THEIR PRODUCTS

      Chapter 5 Classifying Volcanic Eruptions

      Chapter 6 Effusive Volcanic Eruptions and Their Products

      Chapter 7 An Overview of Explosive Eruptions and Their Products

      Chapter 8 A Closer Look at Large-scale Explosive Eruptions

      PART IV VOLCANIC LANDFORMS AND SETTINGS

      Chapter 9 Constructional (“Positive”) Volcanic Landforms

      Chapter 10 “Negative” Volcanic Landforms – Craters and Calderas

      Chapter 11 Mass-wasting Processes and Products

      Chapter 12 Volcanoes Unseen and Far Away

      PART V HUMANISTIC VOLCANOLOGY

      Chapter 13 Volcanoes: Life, Climate, and Human History

      Chapter 14 Volcanic Hazards and Risk – Monitoring and Mitigation

      Chapter 15 Economic Volcanology

      Epilogue

      References

      Index

      Appendix 1 List of Prominent World Volcanoes

      Appendix 2 Fun Reading

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