Volcanoes : An Introduction.

By: Scarth, AlwynMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: London : Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (288 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203214466Subject(s): Landforms | VolcanoesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Volcanoes : An IntroductionDDC classification: 551.2/1 LOC classification: QE522 -- .S29 1994ebOnline resources: Click to View
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Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Vulcano -- Distribution of volcanoes -- Generation and ascent of magma -- Eruption styles -- Eruptions -- Lava-flows -- Domes -- Cinder cones -- Strato-volcanoes -- Calderas -- Hydrovolcanic landforms -- A volcanic island: Graciosa, Azores -- Volcanoes and erosion -- Predicting volcanic eruptions and their effects -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index of volcanoes and other features -- General index.
Summary: A straightforward introduction to the subject of volcanoes. This volume is designed not only for students of geography, the earth and environmental sciences, but also for the general reader. Chapters are devoted to stratovolcanoes, hydrovolcanic features.
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Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Vulcano -- Distribution of volcanoes -- Generation and ascent of magma -- Eruption styles -- Eruptions -- Lava-flows -- Domes -- Cinder cones -- Strato-volcanoes -- Calderas -- Hydrovolcanic landforms -- A volcanic island: Graciosa, Azores -- Volcanoes and erosion -- Predicting volcanic eruptions and their effects -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index of volcanoes and other features -- General index.

A straightforward introduction to the subject of volcanoes. This volume is designed not only for students of geography, the earth and environmental sciences, but also for the general reader. Chapters are devoted to stratovolcanoes, hydrovolcanic features.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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