"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 ancient times, some of the mystery surrounding volcanic eruptions remains today. The Encyclopedia of Volcanoes summarizes our present knowledge of volcanoes. Through its thematic organization around the melting of the earth, it provides a comprehensive source of information on the multidisciplinary influences of volcanic eruptions--both the destructive as well as the beneficial aspects. The majority of the chapters focus on the geoscience-related aspects of volcanism (radioactive heat source, melting rock, ascent of magma, surface phenomena associated with exiting magma, extraterrestrial volcanism, etc.). In addition, complementary chapters discuss the multidisciplinary aspects of volcanism, 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, among others."--Provided by publisher..
Contributors ix // Foreword xv // Preface xvii // Acknowledgments xix // Introduction 1 // History of Volcanology 13 // Part I - Origin and Transport of Magma // 1. Melting the Earth’s Upper Mantle 35 - Timothy L Grove and Christy B. Till // 2. Migration of Melt 49 - Martha J. Daines and Matej Pec // 3. Plate Tectonics and Volcanism 65 - Peter C. LaFemina // 4. The Composition and Origin of Magmas 93 - Nick Rogers // 5. Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Silicate Melts and Magma 113 - Zhirles E. Lesher and Frank J. Spera // 6. Chemical Thermodynamics and the Study of Magmas 143 - Mark S. Ghiorso and Guilherme A.R. Gualda // 7. Volatiles in Magmas 163 - Paul J. Wallace, Terry Plank, Marie Edmonds and Erik H. Hauri // 8. Magma Chambers 185 - Bruce D. Marsh // 9. Rates of Magma Ascent and Storage 203 - Brandon Browne and Lindsay Szramek // 10. Magma Transport in Dikes 215 - Flelge Gonnermann and Benoit Taisne // 11. Magma Ascent and Degassing at Shallow Levels 225 - Alain Burgisser and Wim Degruyter // Part II Eruptions // 12. Earth’s Volcanoes and Their Eruptions: An Overview 239 - Lee Siebert, Elizabeth CottrellEdward Venzke and Benjamin Andrews // 13. Sizes of Volcanic Eruptions 257 - David M. Pyle // 14. Global Rates of Volcanism and Volcanic Episodes 265 - Natalia Irma Deligne and Flaraldur Sigurdsson // 15. Primary Volcanic Landforms 273 - Shan de Silva and Jan M. Lindsay // 16. Calderas 299 - Michael Branney and Valerio Acocella // Part III Effusive Volcanism // 17. Lava Flows and Rheology 321 - Andrew J.L. Harris and Scott K. Rowland // 18. Lava Dome Eruptions 343 - Eliza S. Calder, Yan Lavallée, Jackie E. Kendrick and Marc Bernstein // 19. Submarine Lavas and Hyaloclastite 363 - James D.L. White, Jocelyn McPhie and S. Adam Soule // 20. Glaciovolcanism 377 - Benjamin R. Edwards, Magnus T. Gudmundsson and James K. Russell // 21. Mid-Ocean Ridge Volcanism 395 - S. Adam Soule //
22. Seamounts and Island Building 405 - Hubert Staudigel and Anthony A.P. Koppers // 23. Basaltic Volcanic Fields 423 - Greg A. Valentine and Charles B. Connor // 24. Large Igneous Provinces and Flood Basalt Volcanism 441 - Stephen Self, Millard F. Coffini, Michael R. Rampino and John A. Wolff // Part IV Explosive Volcanism // 25. Magmatic Fragmentation 459 - Katharine V. Cashman and Bettina Scheu // 26. Magma—Water Interaction and Phreatomagmatic Fragmentation 473 - Bernd Zimanowski, Ralf Büttner, Pierfrancesco Dellino, James D.L. White and Kenneth H. Wohletz // 27. Hawaiian and Strombolian Eruptions 485 - Jacopo Taddeucci, Marie Edmonds, Bruce Houghton, Michael R. James and Sylvie Vergniolle // 28. Vulcanian Eruptions 505 - Amanda Bachtell Clarke, Tomaso Esposti Ongaro and Alexander Belousov // 29. Plinian and Subplinian Eruptions 519 - Raffaello Cioni, Marco Pistolesi and Mauro Rosi // 30. Phreatomagmatic and Related Eruption Styles 537 - Bruce Houghton, James D.L. White and Alexa R. Van Eaton // 31. Submarine Explosive Eruptions 553 - James D.L. White, C. Ian Schipper and Kazuhiko Kano // 32. Volcanic Plumes 571 - Steven Carey and Marcus Bursik // 33. Tephra Dispersal and Sedimentation 587 - Costanza Bonadonna, Antonio Costa, Arnau Folch and Takehiro Koyaguchi // 34. Pyroclastic Fall Deposits 599 - Bruce F. Houghton and Rebecca J. Carey // 35. Pyroclastic Density Currents: Processes and Models 617 - Josef Dufek, Tomaso Esposti Ongaro and Olivier Roche // 36. Deposits of Pyroclastic Density Currents 631 - Richard J. Brown and Graham D.M. Andrews // 37. Lahars and Their Deposits 649 - James W. Vallance and Richard M. Iverson // 38. Landslides, Debris Avalanches and Volcanic Gravitational Deformation 665 - Benjamin van Wyk de Vries and Tim Davies // Part V - Extraterrestrial Volcanism // 39. Volcanism on the Moon 689 - Paul D. Spudis // 40. Volcanism on Mercury 701 - James W. Head, III and Lionel Wilson //
41. Volcanism on Mars 717 - James R. Zimbelman, William Brent Garry, icoö Elvin Bleacher and David A. Crown // 42. Volcanism on Venus 729 - Mikhail A. Ivanov, Larry S. Crumpier, Jayne C. Aubele and James W. Head, III // 43. Volcanism on lo 747 - Rosaly M.C. Lopes and David A. Williams // 44. Crvovolcanism in the Outer Solar System 763 - Paul Geissler // Part VI - Volcanic Interactions // 45. Volcanic, Magmatic and Hydrothermal Gases 779 - Tobias P. Fischer and Giovanni Chiodini // 46. Intrusion-Related Geothermal Systems 799 - James Stimac, Fraser Goff and Cathy J. Goff // 47. Seafloor Hydrothermal Venting at Volcanic Arcs and Backarcs 823 - Cornel E.J. de Ronde and Valerie K. Stucker // 48. Volcano-Related Lakes 851 - Pierre Delmelle, Richard W. Henley and Alain Bernard // 49. Volcanic Successions Associated with Ore Deposits: Facies Characteristics and Ore—Host Relationships 865 - Jocelyn McPhie and Ray Cas // 50. Volcanic Influences on the Carbon, Sulfur, and Halogen Biogeochemical Cycles 881 - Pierre Delmelle, Elena Maters and Clive Oppenheimer // Part VII - Volcanic Hazards // 51. Probabilistic Volcanic Hazard Assessment 897 - Chuck Connor, Mark Bebbington and Warner Marzocchi // 52. Volcanic Ash Hazards to Aviation 911 - Fred Prata and Bill Rose // 53. Climatic Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions 935 - Alan Robock // 54. Hazards from Pyroclastic Density Currents 943 - Paul D. Cole, Augusto Neri and Peter J. Baxter // 55. Lava Flow Hazards and Modeling 957 - Christopher R.J. Kilburn // 56. Hazards from Lahars and Jökulhlaups 971 - Magnus T. Gudmundsson // 57. Hazards of Volcanic Gases 985 - Glyn Williams-Jones and Hazel Rymer // 58. Volcanic Tsunamis 993 - Simon J. Day // 59. Volcanic Seismicity 1011 - Stephen R. McNutt and Diana C. Roman // 60. Impacts of Eruptions on Human Health 1035 - Peter J. Baxter and Claire J. Horwell // 61. Large Igneous Provinces and Biotic Extinctions 1049 - Michael R. Rampino and Stephen Self //
62. Volcanic Lightning 1059 - Stephen R. McNutt and Ronald J. Thomas // Part VIII Eruption Response and Mitigation // 63. Seismic and Infrasonic Monitoring 1071 - Stephen R. McNutt; Glenn Thompson, Jeffrey Johnson, Silvio De Angelis and David Fee // 64. Ground Deformation, Gravity, and Magnetics 1101 - Jeffrey T Freymueller, John B. Murray Hazel Rymer and Corinne A. Locke // 65. Gas, Plume, and Thermal Monitoring 1125 - Simon A. Cam // 66. Synthesis of Volcano Monitoring 1151 - John Pallister and Stephen R. McNutt // 67. Volcano Warning Systems 1173 - Chris E. Gregg, Bruce Houghton and John W. Ewert // 68. Volcanic Crisis Management 1187 - Gill Jolly and Servando de la Cruz // 69. Social Processes and Volcanic Risk Reduction 1203 - Jenni Barclay Katharine Haynes, Bruce Houghton and David Johnston // 70. Volcanic Risk Assessment 1215 - Willy Aspinall and Russell Blong // Part IX Economic Benefits and Cultural Aspects of Volcanism // 71. Utilization of Geothermal Resources 1235 - Stefan Arnorsson, Sverrir Thórhallsson and Andri Stefánsson // 72. Volcanic Soils 1253 - Pierre Delmelle, Sophie Opfergelt, Jean-Thomas Cornelis and Chien-Lu Ping // 73. Volcano Ecology: Disturbance Characteristics and Assembly of Biological Communities 1265 - Charles M. Crisafulli, Frederick J. Swanson, Jonathan J. Halvorson and Bruce D. Clarkson // 74. Volcanic Materials in Commerce and Industry 1285 - Jonathan Dehn and Stephen R. McNutt // 75. Volcanoes and Tourism 1295 - Patricia Erfurt-Cooper, Haraldur Sigurdsson and Rosaly M.C. Lopes // 76. Volcanoes, Ancient People, and Their Societies 1313 - Payson Sheets // 77. Volcanoes in Art 1321 - Haraldur Sigurdsson // 78. Volcanoes in Literature and Film 1345 - Haraldur Sigurdsson and Rosaly M.C. Lopes // Appendix 1: Common Units and Conversion Factors 1363 // Appendix 2: Catalog of Earth’s Documented Holocene Eruptions 1367 // Index 1401