Volcanism and Global Environmental Change
Edited by Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Kirsten E. Fristad and Anja Schmidt
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.
Bio
Lindy Elkins-Tanton is the director of the ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration and the principal investigator of the NASA Discovery Mission Psyche. She is also the author of a six-book series "The Solar System," and her articles have been published in Nature Geoscience, Nature and Astrophysical Journal, among other publications.
Praise for this book
Adding immense value to this book are the abundant references at the end of each chapter. Many excellent and relevant maps, charts, graphs and photographs appear throughout the text. This volume is an outstanding reference for geologists, volcanologists, geochemists, atmospheric scientists and environmentalists.
T.L.T. Grose Choice
