Volcanoes - Brossura

Decker, Robert W.; Decker, Barbara

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0716724405 ISBN 13: 9780716724407

Casa editrice: W H Freeman & Co, 1997

Riassunto

In Volcanoes, Robert Decker and Barbara Decker provide a brief introduction to volcanology, the study of volcanoes, with the drama due such awesome phenomena. Dynamic prose and photographs and drawings enliven their discussion of the science behind the natural disaster.
For the new edition, the authors have rigorously updated their material, adding new findings, a listing of Web sites carrying breaking news of volcanic activity around the world, and 50 new images. The third edition also contains descriptions of the 1991 eruption of Pinatubo Volcano, the eruptions near the city of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea in 1994, and an account of the devastating 1883 eruption of Krakatau in Indonesia written by the captain of a passing ship.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Robert Decker has been with the U.S. Geological Survey since 1979, spending five years as Scientist-in-Charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. He was on the faculty of Dartmouth College for 25 years.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: W H Freeman & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0716724405
• ISBN 13: 9780716724407
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 321
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile