Volcanotectonics : understanding the structure, deformation, and dynamics of volcanoes /
Agust Gudmundsson.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 586 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Apr 2020).
Introduction -- Volcanotectonic structures -- Volcanotectonic deformation -- Volcanotectonic earthquakes -- Volcanotectonic processes -- Formation and dynamics of magma chambers and reservoirs -- Magma movement through the crust : dike paths -- Dynamics of volcanic eruptions -- Formation and evolution of volcanoes -- Understanding unrest and forecasting eruptions -- Appendices.
A volcanic eruption occurs when a magma-filled fracture propagates from its source to the surface. Analysing and understanding the conditions that allow this to happen constitute a major part of the scientific field of volcanotectonics. This new volume introduces this cutting-edge and interdisciplinary topic in volcanological research, which incorporates principles and methods from structural geology, tectonics, volcano-deformation studies, physical volcanology, seismology, and physics. It explains and illustrates the physical processes that operate inside volcanoes and which control the frequencies, locations, durations, and sizes of volcanic eruptions. Featuring a clear theoretical framework and helpful summary descriptions of various volcanic structures and products, as well as many worked examples and exercises, this book is an ideal resource for students, researchers and practitioners seeking an understanding of the processes that give rise to volcanic deformation, earthquakes, and eruptions.