Volcanoes of the Azores : revealing the geological secrets of the Central Northern Atlantic Islands /: revealing the geological secrets of the Central Northern Atlantic Islands. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ulrich Kueppers, Christoph Beier, editors.
• Editors: Kueppers, Ulrich; Beier, Christoph
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Berlin, Germany : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 551.2109469/9; Volcanoes -- Azores; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Volcanoes; Structural Geology; Azores; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783642322266; 3642322263
• Related ISBNs: 9783642322259; 3642322255
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 27, 2018).
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