Volcanoes: Global Perspectives
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (623 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1405162503 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 552 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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A companion website is also available for this title at wiley/go/lockwood/volcanoes. Decades of teaching in university classrooms and fieldwork on active volcanoes throughout the world have provided the authors with unique experiences that they have distilled into a highly readable textbook of lasting value. This latter is especially important as resource scarcities and environmental issues loom over our world, and as increasing numbers of people are threatened by volcanic hazardsReadershipVolcanologists, advanced undergraduate, and graduate students in earth science and related degree courses, and volcano enthusiasts worldwide. Richly illustrated with over 300 original color photographs and diagrams the book is written in an informal manner, with minimum use of jargon, and relies heavily on first-person, eye-witness accounts of eruptive activity at both "red" (effusive) and "grey" (explosive) volcanoes to illustrate the full spectrum of volcanic processes and their products. Although beautiful to behold, volcanoes are also potentially destructive, and understanding their nature is critical to prevent major loss of life in the future. Without volcanic activity, life as we know it would not exist on our planet. Questions for Thought, Study, and Discussion, Suggestions for Further Reading, and a comprehensive list of source references make this work a major resource for further study of volcanology.Volcanoes maintains thre
Richard (Rick) Hazlett is Coordinator of the Environmental Analysis Program and a member of the Geology Department at Pomona College in Claremont, California, where he teaches an upper-level course in physical volcanology.. Jack Lockwood worked for the US Geological Survey for over 30 years, including 20 years in Hawaii, based at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. He
Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; general readers". “Overall I would highly recommend this work to anyone who wishes to understand volcanoes from a global perspective.” (Bull Volcanol, 2011) "Volcanoes will satisfy everybody interested in this fascinating topic, but most of all this textbook is written for volcanologists, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in Earth sciences." (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2011) "This is an impressive new textbook on volcanoes written by two US volcanologists with considerable expertise. (Choice, 1 November 2010)Included on the Outstanding Academ
Excellent Introduction Excellent introduction.. "This is the one I was waiting for!" according to danielThis is the one I was waiting for! I teach a college-level geology course and courses in introductory earth science at a high school in Westchester County (NY). In all of my classes, we spend a good deal of time learning about volcanoes and the processes that create them. Over the years, I have develo. 2. I teach a college-level geology course and courses in introductory earth science at a high school in Westchester County (NY). In all of my classes, we spend a good deal of time learning about volcanoes and the processes that create them. Over the years, I have develo. "An engaging read" according to James Moore. This is a remarkable book on volcanoes that is more than a textbook for "Volcanologists, advanced undergraduate, and graduate students in earth science" it is an engaging story about volcanoes and how they behave. You need only read a few paragraphs and you know that