Volcanoes of the Azores

Revealing the Geological Secrets of the Central Northern Atlantic Islands

AvUlrich Kueppers,Christoph Beier

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Del i serien Active Volcanoes of the World

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Beskrivning

The Azores archipelago consists of nine islands that emerge from the Azores Plateau in the Central Northern Atlantic, situated within the triple junction of the American, Eurasian and African lithosphere plates.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-12-20
Mått:178 x 254 x 21 mm
Vikt:699 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Active Volcanoes of the World
Antal sidor:355
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783662585467

Utforska kategorier

Geovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Geologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Tillämpad fysik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

Geology.- Ages of the Azores volcanoes.- Tectonic Evolution.- Formation of rift zones and calderas of the Azorean islands.- Stratigraphy of the Azores volcanoes.- Azores Eruption styles.- The top three outcrops per island.- Pyroclastic density currents.- Paleontology.- “Santa Maria”.- Geochemistry and Petrology.- Petrology of Azorean lavas.- Mantle sources radiogenic isotopes and trace elements.- Stable non-traditional isotopes.- Distribution of volatiles.- Peridotites in the Azores.- Geophyics.- Constraining the plate boundaries in the Azores.- Historic earthquakes and present-day activity.- Shallow geophysics.- Deep geophysics.- Tomographie.- Biogeochemistry, Fluids, Seeps.- Freshwater in the Azores.- Degassing in the Azores (subaerial and submarine).- Biodiversity around active submarine volcanoes.- Volcanoes and Society.- Hazard assessment.- Monitoring techniques.