Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface
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
