20401976 INTRODUCTION TO VOLCANOLOGY in Geological Sciences L-34 N0 VONA ALESSANDRO
(syllabus)
PART I – THE BIG PICTURE 1 – Introduction 2 – Plate Tectonics and Volcanism 3 - Nature of Magmas – The physical properties 4 – Magma Transport and Triggers for Volcanic Eruptions
PART II – VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS AND THEIR PRODUCTS 5 – Classifying Volcanic Eruptions 6 – Effusive Eruptions and Their Products 7 – Explosive Eruptions and Their Products
PART III – VOLCANIC LANDFORMS 8 – Constructional (“Positive”) Volcanic Landforms 9 – Destructive (“Negative”) Volcanic Landforms 10 – Mass-wasting Processes and Products
PART IV – VOLCANOES AND MANKIND 11 – Hazard, Risk and Monitoring
PART V – ITALIAN VOLCANOES 12 – The Roman Magmatic Province 13 – The Campanian Volcanic Province 14 – The Aeolian Arc and the Sicilian Magmatic Province
(reference books)
PART I - IV Italian langauge: Scandone R., Giacomelli L. - Vulcanologia. Principi fisici e metodi d'indagine. (Liguori ed.) English language: Lockwood J.P., Hazlett R.W. - Volcanoes. Global Perspectives. (Wiley-Blackwell eds.)
PART V Italian langauge: Giacomelli L., Scandone R. - Vulcani d'Italia (Liguori ed.)
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