Monitoring Active Volcanoes
Strategies, Procedures and Techniques
- 430 pages
- English
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Monitoring Active Volcanoes
Strategies, Procedures and Techniques
About this book
Originally published in 1995, Monitoring Active Volcanoes is a comprehensive text which addresses the importance of volcano surveillance in the context of forecasting eruptive activity and mitigating its effects. The traditional core of seismic and ground deformation monitoring is discussed, along with more innovative techniques involving the recording of microgravity and micromagnetic variations, and the changing compositions of volcanic gases and liquids. The role of satellites is stressed, particularly with regard to the capabilities for measuring surface deformation, recognizing thermal anomalies and monitoring gas and ash plumes from space platforms. This book provides an invaluable insight into how and why volcanoes are monitored. It will be of interest to volcanologists, geophysicists and earth scientists.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Original Title
- Original Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Dedication
- List of contributors
- 1 Monitoring active volcanoes – an introduction
- 2 Data acquisition and telemetry
- 3 Seismic monitoring at active volcanoes
- 4 Real-time ground deformation monitoring
- 5 Ground deformation surveying of active volcanoes
- 6 GPS – monitoring volcanic deformation from space
- 7 Infrared thermal monitoring
- 8 Microgravity monitoring
- 9 Geoelectrical methods in volcano monitoring
- 10 Geomagnetic surveying methods
- 11 Remote sensing spectroscopy of volcanic plumes and clouds
- 12 Monitoring fluids and gases at active volcanoes
- 13 Forecasting the behaviour of lava flows
- 14 The role of monitoring in forecasting volcanic events
- 15 Prospects for volcano surveillance
- APPENDIX Safety measures for volcanologists
- Index