Field Volcanology: A Tribute to the Distinguished Career of Don Swanson

Field Volcanology: A Tribute to the Distinguished Career of Don Swanson

Author: Michael P. Poland

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2018-10-11

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 0813725380

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Don Swanson, who received the GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division's Distinguished Geologic Career award in 2016, has adopted a detailed, field-oriented approach to studying problems of great volcanologic importance across a range of compositions and spatio-temporal scales. Swanson's work has resulted in a series of fundamental contributions that have advanced understanding of the Columbia River flood basalts, Cascade volcanic arc, and Hawai'i, and his insights have been applied not only around the world, but across the solar system. This volume emphasizes the role of field volcanology as a window into better understanding volcanic processes past and present, and highlights, in particular, those places and processes where Swanson's insights have been particularly impactful.


Glaciovolcanism on Earth and Mars

Glaciovolcanism on Earth and Mars

Author: John L. Smellie

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-06-23

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1107037395

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Presents the distinctive processes and characteristics of glaciovolcanic eruptions, with reference to terrestrial and Mars occurrences.


Earth's Natural Hazards and Disasters

Earth's Natural Hazards and Disasters

Author: Bethany D. Hinga

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2024-05-07

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 1119217717

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Explores the science of natural events and what turns them into disasters for human populations Natural hazards are present in every part of planet Earth. Sometimes a natural event – such as extreme weather, a volcanic eruption, earthquake or disease outbreak – turns into a disaster for humans, the environment, and the economy. Earth’s Natural Hazards and Disasters is a textbook for undergraduates that challenges students to think critically about disasters. It explains the science behind natural events and explores how to understand risk and prepare for disasters. Volume highlights include: Covers hazards in the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere Explains the science of hazards in accessible terms Detailed case studies of specific disasters for each type of natural event Explores data-based risk mitigation strategies Discusses the roles of scientists, public officials, and the general public in hazard management Learning objectives and questions for discussion in each chapter The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.


Forecasting and Planning for Volcanic Hazards, Risks, and Disasters

Forecasting and Planning for Volcanic Hazards, Risks, and Disasters

Author: Paolo Papale

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2020-09-29

Total Pages: 710

ISBN-13: 0128180838

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Forecasting and Planning for Volcanic Hazards, Risks, and Disasters expands and complements the subject and themes in Volcanic Hazards, Risks and Disasters. Together, the two volumes represent an exhaustive compendium on volcanic hazards, risks, and disasters. Volume two presents a comprehensive picture of the volcano dynamics relevant for volcanic hazard forecasts. It also includes case studies of the associated risks and aspects like operational volcano observatory responses, communication before and across volcanic crises, emergency planning, social science aspects, and resilience from volcanic disasters. Forecasting and Planning for Volcanic Hazards, Risks, and Disasters takes a geoscientific approach to the topic while integrating the social and economic issues related to volcanoes and volcanic hazards and disasters. - Features the expertise of top volcanologists, seismologists, geologists, and geophysicists - Presents the latest research - including case studies of prominent volcanoes and volcanic hazards and disasters - on causality, economic and social impacts, and preparedness and mitigation - Includes numerous tables, maps, diagrams, illustrations, and photographs to aid in grasping key concept


Hazards and Monitoring of Volcanic Activity 3

Hazards and Monitoring of Volcanic Activity 3

Author: Jean-François Lénat

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2022-09-16

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1394173725

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The impact of natural disasters has become an important and ever-growing preoccupation for modern societies. Volcanic eruptions are particularly feared due to their devastating local, regional or global effects. Relevant scientific expertise that aims to evaluate the hazards of volcanic activity and monitor and predict eruptions has progressively developed since the start of the 20th century. The further development of fundamental knowledge and technological advances over this period have allowed scientific capabilities in this field to evolve. Hazards and Monitoring of Volcanic Activity groups a number of available techniques and approaches to render them easily accessible to teachers, researchers and students. This volume reviews the different monitoring methods. It first considers fluids and solid products, approaches that provide valuable information on pre-eruptive processes and eruption dynamics. It also focuses on the description of geophysical monitoring methods under development.


Remote Sensing for Characterization of Geohazards and Natural Resources

Remote Sensing for Characterization of Geohazards and Natural Resources

Author: Estelle Chaussard

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2024

Total Pages: 607

ISBN-13: 3031593065

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This book provides insights from a geoscientist’s perspective into the benefits and the potential of remote sensing methods to address problems with a high social impact: identifying the drivers of geohazards and developing new methods for monitoring natural resources. The fields covered include volcanic hazards, seismic hazards, landslide hazards, land subsidence hazards and monitoring of natural resources through the use and combination of various remote sensing techniques and modelling approaches. This book should spark collaborations and encourage readers to think beyond disciplines or techniques, as well as enable readers to build their own workflow depending on their study of interest. It provides a much-needed comprehensive review of recent advances that remote sensing methods have brought to geohazards and resources research. It is unique in the way that it unifies geohazards and natural resources research to highlight cross-field advancements and potential areas for multiple fields of science to collaborate. The book intends to provide both a basic understanding of the remote sensing methods used in geohazards and natural resources sciences, with appropriate referencing for readers wishing to further their technique-specific learning, and a detailed application of these methods to a variety of sustainability problems. It aims at providing the reader with workflows for combining multiple techniques with demonstrated results in a variety of disciplines. This approach makes the book useful for both students learning about geohazards and resources, learning about remote sensing methods, and for researchers intending to expand their skill set using methods that have been applied to other fields. This book provides an introduction to each remote sensing method with references for in-depth technical learning which will benefit students in Remote Sensing courses.


Using Geochemical Data

Using Geochemical Data

Author: Hugh Richard Rollinson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-05-06

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1108745849

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How best to interpret and apply geochemical data to understand geological processes, for graduate students, researchers, and professionals.