Active Volcanoes of Chiapas (Mexico): El Chichón and Tacaná

This publication summarizes the studies carried out at two of the most active volcanoes of Chiapas (Mexico): El Chichón and Tacaná. El Chichón erupted explosively in 1982 killing more than 2000 people being the worst volcanic disaster in Mexico, and Tacaná produced two mild phreatic explosions i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Scolamacchia, Teresa (Editor ), Macías, José Luis (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Active Volcanoes of the World,
Temas:
Geology.
Natural disasters.
Geophysics.
Natural Hazards.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Geodynamic setting and pre-volcanic geology of active volcanism in Chiapas
  • Petrology and geochemistry of El Chichón and Tacaná: two active, yet contrasting Mexican volcanoes
  • El Chichón volcano: eruptive History
  • Fluid geochemistry of El Chichón volcano-hydrothermal system
  • Nature of the seismicity registered before and after the 1982 eruption
  • Eruptive History of the Tacaná Volcanic Complex
  • Fluid geochemistry of Tacaná volcano-hydrothermal system
  • Risk management of El Chichón and Tacaná volcanoes: lessons learned from past volcanic crises
  • Outlook.

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