The purpose of the present volume is to overview the state-of-the art in tsunamiite sedimentology and to point out any problems and subjects that need additional investigations, as well as to provide an insight into the direction and potential for future researches.
In the later summer, 1981, the international symposium on “Arc Volcanism” was held in Tokyo and Hakone under the sponsorship of the volcanological society of Japan and the International Association of volcanology and chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI). More than 400 scientists attended the symposium and about 220 papers were read during the main session from August 31 through Sep…
The most fundamental part of our environment is the earth on which we live and with which we have the closest contact. This is the realm of geology, the science of the earth. The materials of the solid earth – the rocks, their structure, their alteration by geologic processes, the fossil remains of ancient life in the rock formations – these are the tools the geologist uses to reconstruct t…
Fundamentals of physical Volcanology is a comprehensive overview of the processes that control when and how volcanoes erupt. Understanding these processes involves bringing together ideas from a number of disciplines, including branches of geology, such as petrology and geochemistry; and aspects of physics, such as fluid dynamics and thermodynamics.
Telah lama Gunung Merapi menjadi pusat perhatian para ahli. Sejak zaman penjajahan Belanda, Gunung Merapi telah menjadi prioritas bagi pemerintahan colonial dalam usaha pemantauan gunungapi. Pada saat itu perhatian diarahkan ke Gunung Merapi hanya karena gunung ini mempunya aktivitas yang hamper berlangsung secara menerus.
The eminent volcanologist T.A. Jaggar in no way exaggerated the significance of volcanic phenomena when je stated that his conception of volcanicity was of a process which is everywhere at work within and beneath the earth’s crust. Today there are more than 500 volcanoes which are still active or at which activity has been recorded during historic times, while the number of extinct volcanoes,…
This , My Latest Book, is another experiment. After sixty years of volcanoes I have learned reversal of preconceived notions. Gradually I have learned a totally different approach. Shaler of Harvard was my inspirer, worker in the wonder of swamp and ice and sea beaches.
The chapters of this volume deal with dating, chronology, stratigraphy, volcanic activity, and with the impacts of volcanism on animals, plants, human populations, and the environment. Some of these chapters explain how such findings must be weighed against other cause that influence human behavior and survival, such as factors of social customs, climatic change, shifting biogeographic patterns…
The rapid growth of geothermal electrical generation in recent years has been accompanied by rapid growth in our knowledge of the behavior of reservoirs in their natural and exploited states. Good textbooks and literature surveys exist both for the earth sciences and for surface plant engineering.