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"Volcanoes are unquestionably one of the most spectacular and awe-inspiring features of the physical world. Our paradoxical fascination with them stems from their majestic beauty and powerful, if sometimes deadly, destructiveness. Notwithstanding the tremendous advances in volcanology since anc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Sigurdsson, Haraldur (Editor), Houghton, B. F. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/AP, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2015.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Volcanoes > Encyclopedias.
Volcans > Encyclop�edies.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Volcanoes
encyclopedias.
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedias.
Encyclop�edies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Origin and transport of magma
  • Eruptions
  • Effusive volcanism
  • Explosive volcanism
  • Extraterrestrial volcanism
  • Volcanic interactions
  • Volcanic hazards
  • Eruption response and mitigation
  • Economic benefits and cultural aspects of volcanism.

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