| Volcanism and Global Environmental Change Contributor(s): Schmidt, Anja (Editor), Fristad, Kirsten (Editor), Elkins-Tanton, Linda (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107058376 ISBN-13: 9781107058378 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Seismology & Volcanism - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 551.21 |
| LCCN: 2014021444 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.7" W x 9.7" (1.85 lbs) 358 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Covering a key connection between geological processes and life on Earth, this multidisciplinary volume describes the effects of volcanism on the environment by combining present-day observations of volcanism and environmental changes with information from past eruptions preserved in the geologic record. The book discusses the origins, features and timing of volumetrically large volcanic eruptions; methods for assessing gas and tephra release in the modern day and the palaeo-record; and the impacts of volcanic gases and aerosols on the environment, from ozone depletion to mass extinctions. The significant advances that have been made in recent years in quantifying and understanding the impacts of present and past volcanic eruptions are presented and review chapters are included, making this a valuable book for academic researchers and graduate students in volcanology, climate science, palaeontology, atmospheric chemistry, and igneous petrology. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schmidt, Anja: - Anja Schmidt is an Academic Research Fellow at the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, quantifying the effects of volcanism on the atmosphere, the climate system and society by combining volcanological datasets and atmospheric modelling. Dr Schmidt has been awarded a University of Leeds Research Scholarship, as well as a Springer Thesis Prize for her Ph.D. work on modelling tropospheric volcanic aerosols. |