Volcanoes: An Introduction

by Alwyn Scarth

Why do volcanoes erupt, and in so many different ways? What happens when a volcano erupts in the sea? How can eruptions be predicted? These are a few of the questions addressed in this wide-ranging introduction to volcanoes. Assuming little background knowledge, and providing a comprehensive glossary explaining technical terms, this title deals with all aspects of volcanic features and processes. It examines them as distinctive, and often dramatic,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857282248
• ISBN13: 9781857282245
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"