Rövid leírás:

Originally published in 1995, Monitoring Active Volcanoes is a comprehensive text which addresses the importance of volcano surveillance in the context of forecasting eruptive activity and mitigating its effects.

Hosszú leírás:

Originally published in 1995, Monitoring Active Volcanoes is a comprehensive text which addresses the importance of volcano surveillance in the context of forecasting eruptive activity and mitigating its effects. The traditional core of seismic and ground deformation monitoring is discussed, along with more innovative techniques involving the recording of microgravity and micromagnetic variations, and the changing compositions of volcanic gases and liquids. The role of satellites is stressed, particularly with regard to the capabilities for measuring surface deformation, recognizing thermal anomalies and monitoring gas and ash plumes from space platforms. This book provides an invaluable insight into how and why volcanoes are monitored. It will be of interest to volcanologists, geophysicists and earth scientists.

Reviews of the original edition of Active Lavas: ?The fourteen papers assembled here provide an excellent overview of thinking on lava emplacement.? Clive Oppenheimer, Geological Magazine, Vol 131, Issue 3.

Tartalomjegyzék:

1. Monitoring Active Volcanoes ? An Introduction 2. Data Acquisition and Telemetry 3. Seismic Monitoring at Active Volcanoes 4. Real-Time Ground Deformation Monitoring 5. Ground Deformation Surveying of Active Volcanoes 6. GPS ? Monitoring Volcanic Deformation from Space 7. Infrared Thermal Monitoring 8. Microgravity Monitoring 9. Geoelectrical Methods in Volcano Monitoring 10. Geomagnetic Surveying Methods 11. Remote Sensing Spectroscopy of Volcanic Plumes and Clouds 12. Monitoring Fluids and Gases at Active Volcanoes 13. Forecasting the Behaviour of Lava Flows 14. The Role of Monitoring in Forecasting Volcanic Events 15. Prospects for Volcano Surveillance.