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" The encyclopedia of volcanoes / "
editor-in-chief, Haraldur Sigurdsson, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA ; associate editors, Bruce Houghton, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, HI, USA ; Stephen R. McNutt, School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA, Hazel Rymer, Faculty of Science, the Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, UK, John Stix, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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The encyclopedia of volcanoes /\ editor-in-chief, Haraldur Sigurdsson, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA ; associate editors, Bruce Houghton, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, HI, USA ; Stephen R. McNutt, School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA, Hazel Rymer, Faculty of Science, the Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, UK, John Stix, Department of Earth Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Second edition
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xix, 1,421 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ;; 29 cm
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9780123859389
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: 0123859387
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9780123859396
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"First edition 1999"--Title page verso
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Part I. Origin and transport of magma -- Part II. Eruptions -- Part III. Effusive volcanism -- Part IV. Explosive volcanism -- Part V. Extraterrestrial volcanism -- Part VI. Volcanic interactions -- Part VII. Volcanic hazards -- Part VIII. Eruption response and mitigation -- Part IX. Economic benefits and cultural aspects of volcanism
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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, sometimes deadly, destructiveness. Notwithstanding the tremendous advances in volcanology since ancient times, some of the mystery surrounding volcanic eruptions remains today. The Encyclopedia of Volcanoes summarizes our present knowledge of volcanoes; it provides a comprehensive source of information on the causes of volcanic eruptions and both the destructive and beneficial effects. The early chapters focus on the science of volcanism (melting of source rocks, ascent of magma, eruption processes, extraterrestrial volcanism, etc.). Later chapters discuss human interface with volcanoes, including the history of volcanology, geothermal energy resources, interaction with the oceans and atmosphere, health aspects of volcanism, mitigation of volcanic disasters, post-eruption ecology, and the impact of eruptions on organismal biodiversity"--Provided by publisher
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Volcanoes, Encyclopedias
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551.21
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QE522.E53 2015
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Sigurdsson, Haraldur
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Houghton, B. F.
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McNutt, Stephen R.
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Rymer, Hazel
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Stix, John
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Volcanoes
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