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Volcanoes of the World by Lee Siebert, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly

Volcanoes of the World Third Edition

by Lee Siebert (Author), Tom Simkin (Author), Paul Kimberly (Author)
February 2011
Third Edition
Hardcover
$85.00, £71.00 eBook
$85.00, £71.00
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Rights: Available worldwide
Pages: 568
ISBN: 9780520947931

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About the Book

This impressive scientific resource presents up-to-date information on ten thousand years of volcanic activity on Earth. In the decade and a half since the previous edition was published new studies have refined assessments of the ages of many volcanoes, and several thousand new eruptions have been documented. This edition updates the book’s key components: a directory of volcanoes active during the Holocene; a chronology of eruptions over the past ten thousand years; a gazetteer of volcano names, synonyms, and subsidiary features; an extensive list of references; and an introduction placing these data in context. This edition also includes new photographs, data on the most common rock types forming each volcano, information on population densities near volcanoes, and other features, making it the most comprehensive source available on Earth’s dynamic volcanism.

About the Author

Lee Siebert and Paul Kimberly are volcanologists affiliated with the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program; Siebert is the GVP’s Director. Tom Simkin (1933–2009), served as GVP founder and director from 1968–1995 in a distinguished career in volcanology that spanned more than four decades.

Reviews

“Highly recommended.”—C. L. Hebblethwaite Choice

“This book is the book to have if volcanoes are your thing. . . . It would be a useful addition in any scientific library.”—Helen Ashton Emerald Journal

"Volcanoes of the World compiles and lists all of earth's eruptions into one primary scientific source. It is a fundamental research tool and the last word on many issues. There is nothing else like it."—William I. Rose, Michigan Technological University

"Volcanoes of the World stands alone. To my knowledge (as a practicing volcanologist for more than 4 decades), there are no competing works in the scientific literature comparable in purpose, scope, and scholarship."—Robert Tilling, Volcano Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey

Preface

DATA CRITERIA AND CONTEXT
INTRODUCTION
Previous Summaries
Sources
Years Covered
Maps and Regional Numbering Scheme

DATA TABLE SUMMARIES
Directory
Chronology
Large-Volume Holocene Eruptions
Fatalities and Evacuations
Preliminary List of Pleistocene Volcanoes
Preliminary List of Large-Volume Pleistocene Eruptions
Gazetteer
References

VOLCANO DATA
Volcano Name
Subregion
Latitude and Longitude
Elevation
Population
Rock Type
Type (Morphology)
Volcano Number
Status

ERUPTION DATA
Area of Activity
Dates: Start and Stop
Uncertainties
Dating Techniques
Duration
Eruptive Characteristics
Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)
Volume of Products (Vol L/T)

HISTORICAL RECORD: TRENDS AND CAUTIONS
Volcanoes and Humans
Volcanoes and Aircraft
Volcanic Processes
Volcanism: Magnitude, Frequency, and Global Impacts
Durations and Paroyxyms
Episodicity and Periodicity
Intervals between Eruptions and Associated Hazard Implications
Conclusions
References

DIRECTORY OF VOLCANOES
Europe to Caucasus (01)
Africa & Red Sea (02)
Middle East & Indian Ocean (03)
New Zealand to Fiji (04)
Melanesia & Australia (05)
Indonesia & Andaman Is (06)
Philippines & SE Asia (07)
Japan, Taiwan & Marianas (08)
Kuriles, Kamchatka & Mainland Asia (09 &10)
Alaska (11)
Canada & Western USA (12)
Pacific Ocean (13)
México & Central America (14)
South America (15)
West Indies (16)
Iceland & Arctic Ocean (17)
Atlantic Ocean (18)
Antarctica & S Sandwich Islands (19)

CHRONOLOGY OF ERUPTIONS

LARGE-VOLUME HOLOCENE ERUPTIONS
Explosive Eruptions
Effusive Eruptions

FATALITIES AND EVACUATIONS
Fatalities
Evacuations

PRELIMINARY LIST Of PLEISTOCENE VOLCANOES

PRELIMINARY LIST Of LARGE-VOLUME PLEISTOCENE ERUPTIONS

COLOR PHOTO SECTION

GAZETTER
REFERENCES