Volcanic Eruptions and Their Repose, Unrest, Precursors, and Timing

by Committee on Improving Understanding of Volcanic Eruptions, Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics, The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, et al.

Volcanic eruptions are common, with more than 50 volcanic eruptions in the United States alone in the past 31 years. These eruptions can have devastating economic and social consequences, even at great distances from the volcano. Fortunately many eruptions are preceded by unrest that can be detected using ground, airborne, and spaceborne instruments. Data from these instruments, combined with basic understanding of how volcanoes work, form the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309454123
• ISBN13: 9780309454124
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.9"