Neapolitan Volcanoes
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Neapolitan Volcanoes
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Author : Stefano Carlino
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-07-02
Neapolitan Volcanoes written by Stefano Carlino and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-02 with Science categories.
This book serves as a guide to discovering the most interesting volcano sites in Italy. Accompanied by some extraordinary contemporary images of active Neapolitan volcanoes, it explains the main volcanic processes that have been shaping the landscape of the Campania region and influencing human settlements in this area since Greek and Roman times and that have prompted leading international scientists to visit and study this natural volcanology laboratory. While volcanology is the central topic, the book also addresses other aspects related to the area’s volcanism and is divided into three sections: 1) Neapolitan volcanic activity and processes (with a general introduction to volcanology and its development around Naples together with descriptions of the landscape and the main sites worth visiting); 2) Volcanoes and their interactions with local human settlements since the Bronze Age, recent population growth and the transformation of the territory; 3) The risks posed by Neapolitan Volcanoes, their recent activity and the problem of forecasting any future eruption.
Vesuvius Campi Flegrei And Campanian Volcanism
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Author : Benedetto De Vivo
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2019-10-11
Vesuvius Campi Flegrei And Campanian Volcanism written by Benedetto De Vivo and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-11 with Science categories.
Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei, and Campanian Volcanism communicates the state-of-the-art scientific knowledge on past and active volcanism in an area characterized by elevated risk due to high-density population. Eruptions, lahars and poisonous gas clouds have killed many thousands of people over recorded history, but volcanoes have given people some of the most fertile soil known in agriculture. The research presented in this book is useful for policymakers and researchers from these and other countries who are looking for risk assessment and volcanic evolution models they can apply to similar situations around the world. Naples and its surrounding area, in particular, the area situated between Vesuvius and the Campi Flegrei volcanic area has a population in excess of 4 million people. The volcanic areas that have similarly large populations in proximity to dormant, but hazardous volcanoes, i.e., Indonesia and Central America can also benefit from this work. Covers the fundamental science of volcanoes, including new developments in the last decade relating to the use of crystals and melt inclusions to model the nature and evolution of volatiles Includes the latest research on volcanism in Southern Italy that is presented as a case study for active and inactive volcanoes across the globe Presents research that is applicable around the world, for people, scientists and policymakers living on, or near, active volcanoes
Vesuvius Campi Flegrei Ischia
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Author : Roberto Scandone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-07-30
Vesuvius Campi Flegrei Ischia written by Roberto Scandone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-30 with categories.
Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei or Ischia in the region of Naples in Italy will return to activity because they are still active volcanoes that have not exhausted their eruptive capacity and, therefore, they will surely have other eruptions. We do not know when or even how, because the times of a volcano are not comparable to ours and a rest period of a few hundred, or even thousands of years, is nothing but a blink of an eye in the development of volcanic activity. The Neapolitan volcanoes have an age that varies from a few tens of thousands of years for the younger Vesuvius, to the hundred thousand years for the older Ischia and during their life they alternated long periods of quiescence with equally long periods studded with eruptions. As for how, each eruption makes history in itself and forecasts can only cover a range of possibilities. However from the fury of the volcanoes we can save ourselves, it is important to know that this will be possible only if we know our opponent and if we know how to behave even in the worst case. In this short book we expose our knowledge on Neapolitan volcanoes, on the intervention plans foreseen in case of early warning and also on the general rules of self-behavior to adopt, should the evacuation plans fail or there is no way to put them into practice.
Volcanism In The Campania Plain
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2006-08-24
Volcanism In The Campania Plain written by and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-24 with Science categories.
The book deals with the study of three important volcanisms in the Campania Plain: Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei and Ignimbrites. The knowledge of the volcanic evolution of Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei has a particular relevance because of the hazards that these volcanoes pose to the about 1.5 million people living in the Neapolitan area. The contributors to the volume bring new data (experiments on volatile solubility, fluid-melt inclusions, tectonic, geophysical, isotope, geochronology), which are helpful in the creation of new models for a better understanding of the behaviour of the volcanic systems. In particular a hydrothermal model is used to explain the ground movements (bradyseism) at Campi Flegrei. To develop such a model, the authors use an analogue for the evolving Campi Flegrei sub-volcanic system, the model of the porphyry mineralized systems. For Campanian Ignimbrite the authors highlight the impact crystal-liquid separation has on melt compositional evolution and particularly focus on trace element and Th isotope evidence for open-system processes in the magma body associated with the Campanian Ignimbrite. The authors, for their interpretations, utilize thermodynamic and quantitative mass balance modelling of major and trace element data and semi-quantitative limits on Th and Sr isotopes to evaluate the role of crytal-melt separation, magma-fluid interaction, and assimilation of wallrock on the geochemical evolution of the Campamian Ignimbrite.
Volcanoes And History
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Author : International Commission on the History of the Geological Sciences
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Volcanoes And History written by International Commission on the History of the Geological Sciences and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Natural history categories.
Seismicity In Volcanic Areas
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Author : Derek Keir
language : en
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Release Date : 2022-11-04
Seismicity In Volcanic Areas written by Derek Keir and has been published by Frontiers Media SA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-04 with Science categories.
The Geotraveller
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Author : Roger N. Scoon
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-03-25
The Geotraveller written by Roger N. Scoon and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-25 with Nature categories.
This book describes famous geosites and historical localities in national parks and conservation areas from North America, East Africa, and Europe. The geosites include iconic landforms associated with active volcanoes, canyons, glaciated landscapes, natural rock monoliths, and rifts. The potential for geotourism in historical localities such as the famous Greco-Roman antiquities of Greece, Italy, and Turkey, is emphasised. Some of the geosites and historical localities provide evidence that previous civilizations coped with active geology and major climatic cycles, whilst others reveal evidence of famous geological events recognized in history and ancient mythology that helped shape our current civilization. The book assists tour guides and visitors (both geologists and non-specialists) interested in geotourism by providing an understanding of geological processes in the national parks and historical locations with the assistance of photographs and simplified geological maps.
Mount Vesuvius
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Author : James Logan Lobley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
Mount Vesuvius written by James Logan Lobley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Vesuvius (Italy) categories.
Stratigraphy And Geology Of Volcanic Areas
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Author : Gianluca Groppelli
language : en
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Release Date : 2010
Stratigraphy And Geology Of Volcanic Areas written by Gianluca Groppelli and has been published by Geological Society of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Science categories.
Accompanying CD-ROM, entitled Supplementary materials to Stratigraphy and geology of volcanic areas, includes three geologic maps in Adobe Acrobat PDF files.
The South Italian Volcanoes
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Author : Henry James Johnston-Lavis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
The South Italian Volcanoes written by Henry James Johnston-Lavis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Volcanoes categories.