Active Lavas (eBook, ePUB)

Monitoring and Modelling
Redaktion: Kilburn, Christopher R. J.; Luongo, Giuseppe

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1993, Active Lavas looks at the practical aspects of monitoring uncontrolled streams of molten rock and how field data can be applied for theoretical modelling and forecasting the growth of lava flows.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 388
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000770698
• Artikelnr.: 64314076

Autorenporträt

Christopher R. J. Kilburn is Professor of Volcanology and Geophysical Hazards at University College London. Bill McGuire is Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences at UCL. John Murray

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Morphology Preface 1. The Emplacement of Silicic Lava Flows and
Associated Hazards Jonathan H. Fink 2. The Blocky Andesitic Lava Flows of
Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica Scott R. Linneman and Andrea Borgia 3. Aa Lavas
of Mount Etna, Sicily Christopher R. J. Kilburn and John E. Guest 4.
Extra-terrestrial Lava Flows Rosaly M. C. Lopes-Gautier Part 2: Monitoring
Preface 5. Field Observation of Active Lava in Hawaii: Some Practical
Considerations Robert I. Tilling & Donald W. Peterson 6. Measuring the
Properties of Flowing Lavas Harry Pinkerton 7. Convection Heat Transfer
Rates in Molten Lava Harry C. Hardee 8. Remote Sensing of Active Lava
David A. Rothery & David C. Pieri Part 3: Modelling Preface 9. Modelling
The Rheology and Cooling of Lava Flows Michele Dragoni 10. Lava Crusts, aa
Flow Lengthening and the Pahoehoe-aa Transition Christopher R. J. Kilburn
11. Thermal Feedback Mechanisms and their Potential Influence on the
Emplacement of Lavas Harry C. Hardee 12. Cellular Automata Methods For
Modelling Lava Flows: Simulation of the 1987-1987 Eruption, Mount Etna,
Sicily D. Barca, G. M. Crisci, S. Di Gregorio & F. Nicoletta 13. A Short
Introduction To Continuum Mechanics Søren-Aksel Sørensen Part 4: Mediating
Preface 14. Interactions Between Scientists, Civil Authorities and the
Public at Hazardous Volcanoes Donald W. Peterson & Robert I. Tilling