Volcanoes : Global Perspectives (Paperback, 2 ed)

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