The encyclopedia of volcanoes / editor-in-chief, Haraldur Sigurdsson, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA ; associate editors, Bruce Houghton, National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, HI, USA ; Stephen R. McNutt, School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA, Hazel Rymer, Faculty of Science, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, UK, John Stix, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Format Electronic
EditionSecond edition.
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/AP, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2015.
Descriptionxix, 1421 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBook - Earth and Planetary Sciences 2015 [EBCEPS15]
Subjects
Volcanoes--Encyclopedias.

Other author/creatorSigurdsson, Haraldur.
Other author/creatorHoughton, B. F.
Other author/creatorMcNutt, Stephen R.
Other author/creatorRymer, Hazel.
Other author/creatorStix, John.
Portion of title Volcanoes
Contents Part I. Origin and transport of magma -- Part II. Eruptions -- Part III. Effusive volcanism -- Part IV. Explosive volcanism -- Part V. Extraterrestrial volcanism -- Part VI. Volcanic interactions -- Part VII. Volcanic hazards -- Part VIII. Eruption response and mitigation -- Part IX. Economic benefits and cultural aspects of volcanism.
General note"First edition 1999"--Title page verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015933059
ISBN9780123859389 (hbk)
ISBN0123859387 (hbk)