Call number:
9/M 00.0459
In:
Geological Society special publication
Description / Table of Contents:
It has long been suggested that there is a causal link between volcanic activity and Quaternary environmental change. Earlier work pointed to the volcanic activity driving large-scale Quaternary glacial fluctuations. However, a growing body of evidence lends weight to the converse view that Quaternary environmental changes resulted in increased volcanic activity. Using tephra layers as chronological horizons, researchers have begun to suggest that these volcanic events may have produced not only short-term climate changes but also variations in regional vegetation patterns and in the distribution of society.
A full understanding of the complex interaction between volcanic activity and Quaternary environmental change requires the collaboration of both volcanologists and Quaternary scientists. Volcanoes in the Quaternary brings together papers from workers in both fields and reflects the diversity of current research. The papers are grouped geographically and focus on New Zealand’s North Island, the East African Rift Valley, the Mediterranean and Iceland. They cover the determination of eruptive chronologies, discuss the impacts on local vegetation and society, outline the importance of tephrostratigraphic records and provide detailed studies of hazard assessment.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
VIII, 220 S.
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Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:
1862390495
Series Statement:
Geological Society special publication 161
URL:
http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/161/1
Classification:
Petrology, Petrography
Note:
Preface / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 161:vii-viii, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.01 ---
New Zealand, North Island Volcanic Province ---
John Cassidy, Corinne A. Locke, Craig A. Miller, and David J. Rout: The Auckland volcanic field, New Zealand: geophysical evidence for its eruption history / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 161:1-10, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.02 ---
Teresa M. Giles, Rewi M. Newnham, David J. Lowe, and Adam J. Munro: Impact of tephra fall and environmental change: a 1000 year record from Matakana Island, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 161:11-26, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.03 ---
Rewi M. Newnham, David J. Lowe, and Brent V. Alloway: Volcanic hazards in Auckland, New Zealand: a preliminary assessment of the threat posed by central North Island silicic volcanism based on the Quaternary tephrostratigraphical record / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 161:27-45, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.04 ---
East African Rift Valley and the Mediterranean ---
Stuart C. Scott and Ian P. Skilling: The role of tephrachronology in recognizing synchronous caldera-forming events at the Quaternary volcanoes Longonot and Suswa, south Kenya Rift / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 161:47-67, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.05 ---
J. C. Hardiman: Deep sea tephra from Nisyros Island, eastern Aegean Sea, Greece / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 161:69-88, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.06 ---
S. Vinciguerra, S. Garozzo, A. Montalto, and G. Patanè: Eruptive and seismic activity at Etna Volcano (Italy) between 1977 and 1991 / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 161:89-107, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.07 ---
Late Quaternary eruptions in Iceland ---
John Grattan, David Gilbertson, and Daniel Charman: Modelling the impact of Icelandic volcanic eruptions upon the prehistoric societies and environment of northern and western Britain / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 161:109-124, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.08 ---
Silvia Gonzalez, Jennifer M. Jones, and David L. Williams: Characterization of tephras using magnetic properties: an example from SE Iceland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 161:125-145, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.09 ---
Daniel J. Charman and John Grattan: An assessment of discriminant function analysis in the identification and correlation of distal Icelandic tephras in the British Isles / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 161:147-160, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.10 ---
John Grattan and Jon Sadler: Regional warming of the lower atmosphere in the wake of volcanic eruptions: the role of the Laki fissure eruption in the hot summer of 1783 / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 161:161-171, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.11 ---
Mark Brayshay and John Grattan: Environmental and social responses in Europe to the 1783 eruption of the Laki fissure volcano in Iceland: a consideration of contemporary documentary evidence / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 161:173-187, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.12 ---
Hazard Assessment ---
David K. Chester, Christopher Dibben, Rui Coutinho, Angus M. Duncan, Paul D. Cole, John E. Guest, and Peter J. Baxter: Human adjustments and social vulnerability to volcanic hazards: the case of Furnas Volcano, São Miguel, Açores / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 161:189-207, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.13 ---
M. C. Solana and A. Aparicio: Reconstruction of the 1706 Montaña Negra eruption. Emergency procedures for Garachico and El Tanque, Tenerife, Canary Islands / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 161:209-216, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.14
Location:
Reading room
Branch Library:
GFZ Library
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