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• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Dedication
• Glossary
• 1 Volcanic systems
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Styles of volcanic eruptions
• 1.3 Volcanic systems
• 1.4 The structure and aims of this book
• 1.5 Further reading
• 1.6 Questions to think about
• 2 Magma generation and segregation
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Rock-melting mechanisms
• 2.3 Volcanism and plate tectonics
• 2.4 Melting and melt segregation in the mantle
• 2.5 Summary
• 2.6 Further reading
• 2.7 Questions to think about
• 3 Magma migration
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Diapiric rise of melt
• 3.3 The change from diapir rise to dike formation
• 3.4 Dike propagation
• 3.5 Trapping of dikes
• 3.6 Consequences of dike trapping
• 3.7 Summary
• 3.8 Further reading
• 3.9 Questions to think about
• 4 Magma storage
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Evidence for magma storage within the crust
• 4.3 Formation and growth of magma chambers
• 4.4 Magma chambers and their impact on volcanic systems
• 4.5 Summary
• 4.6 Further reading
• 4.7 Questions to think about
• 5 The role of volatiles
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Volatiles in magma
• 5.3 The solubility of volatiles in magma
• 5.4 Bubble nucleation
• 5.5 Bubble growth
• 5.6 Magma fragmentation and the influence of volatiles on eruption styles
• 5.7 Summary
• 5.8 Further reading
• 5.9 Questions to think about
• 6 Steady explosive eruptions
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Influence of gas bubbles prior to magma fragmentation
• 6.3 Acceleration of the gas–magma mixture
• 6.4 Controls on exit velocity
• 6.5 Eruption plumes in steady eruptions
• 6.6 Fallout of clasts from eruption plumes
• 6.7 Unstable eruption columns
• 6.8 Summary
• 6.9 Further reading
• 6.10 Questions to think about
• 7 Transient volcanic eruptions
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Magmatic explosions
• 7.3 Transient eruptions involving external water
• 7.4 Summary
• 7.5 Further reading
• 7.6 Questions to think about
• 8 Pyroclastic falls and pyroclastic density currents
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Fallout of clasts from eruption columns
• 8.3 The application of eruption column models
• 8.4 Pyroclastic density currents and their deposits
• 8.5 Summary
• 8.6 Further reading
• 8.7 Questions to think about
• 9 Lava flows
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Origin of lava flows
• 9.3 Types of lava flow
• 9.4 Lava flow rheology
• 9.5 Rheological control of lava flow geometry
• 9.6 Lava flow motion
• 9.7 Lengths of lava flows
• 9.8 Surface textures of lava flows
• 9.9 Effects of ground slope and lava viscosity
• 9.10 Summary
• 9.11 Further reading
• 9.12 Questions to think about
• 10 Eruption styles, scales, and frequencies
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Chemical composition and styles of volcanic activity
• 10.3 Chemical composition and effusive eruptions
• 10.4 Chemical composition and explosive eruptions
• 10.5 Summary of compositional controls on eruption character
• 10.6 Magnitudes and frequencies of volcanic eruptions
• 10.7 Elastic and inelastic eruptions
• 10.8 Eruptions of exceptional magnitude
• 10.9 Summary
• 10.10 Further reading
• 10.11 Questions to think about
• 11 Volcanic hazards and volcano monitoring
• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 Types of volcanic hazard
• 11.3 Hazard assessment
• 11.4 Monitoring volcanoes and short-term eruption prediction
• 11.5 Hazard mitigation
• 11.6 Summary
• 11.7 Further reading
• 11.8 Questions to think about
• 12 Volcanoes and climate
• 12.1 Introduction
• 12.2 Evidence for the impact of volcanic eruptions on climate
• 12.3 Satellite monitoring of climate change after volcanic eruptions
• 12.4 The effects of volcanic eruptions on climate
• 12.5 Volcanoes and mass extinctions
• 12.6 Summary
• 12.7 Further reading
• 12.8 Questions to think about
• 13 Volcanism on other planets
• 13.1 Introduction
• 13.2 Volcanically active bodies in the Solar System
• 13.3 The effects of environmental conditions on volcanic processes
• 13.4 The Moon
• 13.5 Mars
• 13.6 Venus
• 13.7 Mercury
• 13.8 Io
• 13.9 Europa
• 13.10 Differentiated asteroids
• 13.11 Summary
• 13.12 Further reading
• 13.13 Questions to think about
• Answers to questions
• Index