Volcán Chaitén

Written by leading experts on silicic volcanoes; can be fully referenced in peer-reviewed literature

Includes detailed descriptions of the geochemical and petrological processes that govern volcanic eruption phenomena, offering a valuable educational resource, especially for advanced degree students

Presents exhaustive geochemical, mineralogical, and eruption chronology data, as well as archival and archetypal data

Inhalt
Geology.- Eruptive History.- 2008 Eruption Chronology.- Petrology and Geochemistry.- Obsidian Dome Emplacement.- Eruption dynamics constrained by this Natural Laboratory Volcano.- Volcano monitoring.- Risk assessment and mitigation.- Volcano Ecology.- Volcano and Society.- Outlook.