Explosive Subaqueous Volcanism (Geophysical Monograph Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 087590999X ISBN 13: 9780875909998

Publisher: American Geophysical Union, 2003

Synopsis

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 140.

Subaqueous explosive eruptions are common, and in earth's early history were ubiquitous. Although they are unlike eruptions we find on land, they operate with the same fundamental processes. Deep-sea eruptions modify important seafloor hydrothermal systems and their coupled habitats for extremophile organisms, and large eruptions on the continental shelf presumably have as yet unknown effects on a wide range of marine organisms. Shallow eruptions that can affect shipping lanes and threaten coastal environments, either directly or by generation of tsunami, also appear to produce deposits and conditions closely linked with formation of significant chunks of the world's mineral resources.

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Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 140

About the Author

James D. L. White is the editor of Explosive Subaqueous Volcanism, published by Wiley. John L. Smellie is the editor of Explosive Subaqueous Volcanism, published by Wiley.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Geophysical Union
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 087590999X
• ISBN 13: 9780875909998
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 392
• Editor: White James D. L., Smellie John L., Clague David A.