Encyclopedia of volcanoes. /

Sigurdsson, Haraldur, ed.

Encyclopedia of volcanoes. / editor in chief Haraldur Sigurdsson ; associates editors Bruce F. Houghton ... [et al.] ; foreword by Robert D. Ballard. - San Diego : Academic Press, c2000. - xxiv, 1417 p. : ill. 28 cm.

Provides summary of the present state about volcanoes.Addresses all aspects of volcanism,ranging from the generation of magma,its transport & migration,eruption,and formation of volcanic deposits.It Addresses volcanic hazards ,their mitigation ,the monitoring of volcanic activity ,and economic aspects and,analyzes several specific cultural aspects of volancic activity on archeology,literature,art and film.

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