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Volcano-Tectonic Processes

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Authors:
  1. Valerio Acocella

    1. Università Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

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  • Provides insights into the fast-growing topic at the edge of volcanology, structural geology, tectonics, and geodesy
  • Merges available knowledge on volcano-tectonics
  • Helps studies on forecasting volcanic eruptions

Part of the book series: Advances in Volcanology (VOLCAN)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Volcanoes and Volcanic Activity

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    Pages 1-39

  3. Crustal Deformation

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    Pages 41-78

  4. The Rise of Magma Through the Crust

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    Pages 79-115

  5. Magma Emplacement and Accumulation: From Sills to Magma Chambers

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    Pages 117-161

  6. Calderas

    • Valerio Acocella
    Pages 163-203

  7. Volcano Flank Instability and Collapse

    • Valerio Acocella
    Pages 205-244

  8. Shallow Magma Transfer

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    Pages 245-279

  9. Volcano Monitoring

    • Valerio Acocella
    Pages 281-323

  10. Unrest and Eruption Forecasting

    • Valerio Acocella
    Pages 325-366

  11. Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics

    • Valerio Acocella
    Pages 367-405

  12. Volcanoes at Divergent Plate Boundaries

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    Pages 407-447

  13. Volcanoes Along Convergent Plate Boundaries

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    Pages 449-493

  14. Hot Spots

    • Valerio Acocella
    Pages 495-537

  15. Correction to: Calderas

    • Valerio Acocella
    Pages C1-C1

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 539-552
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About this book

Volcanoes have terrified and, at the same time, fascinated civilizations for thousands of years. Many aspects of volcanoes, most notably the eruptive processes and the compositional variations of magma, have been widely investigated for several decades and today constitute the core of any volcanology textbook. Nevertheless, in the last two decades, boosted by the availability of volcano monitoring data, there has been an increasing interest in the pre-eruptive processes related to the shallow accumulation and to the transfer of magma approaching the surface, as well as in the resulting structure of volcanoes. These are innovative and essential aspects of modern volcanology and, as driving volcanic unrest, their understanding also improves hazard assessment and eruption forecasting. So far, the significant progress made in unravelling these volcano-tectonic processes has not been supported by a comprehensive overview.


This monograph aims at filling this gap, describing the pre-eruptive processes related to the structure, deformation and tectonics of volcanoes, at the local and regional scale, in any tectonic setting. The monograph is organized into three sections (“Fundamentals”, “Magma migration towards the surface” and “The regional perspective”), consisting of thirteen chapters that are lavishly illustrated. The reader is accompanied in a journey within the volcano factory, discovering the processes associated with the shallow accumulation of magma and its transfer towards the surface, how these control the structure of volcanoes and their activity and, ultimately, improve our ability to estimate hazard and forecast eruption.


The potential readership includes any academic, researcher and upper undergraduate student interested in volcanology, magma intrusions, structural geology, tectonics, geodesy, as well as geology and geophysics in general.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Università Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

    Valerio Acocella

About the author

Valerio Acocella, professor of Volcano-Tectonics and Volcanic Risk at the University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy, has been studying volcanoes worldwide for more than two decades, publishing approximately 150 scientific papers. He has coordinated large research projects on Etna and Campi Flegrei, as well as the IAVCEI Commission on Calderas. He has been serving as editor for several scientific journals and organizing sessions at many scientific meetings.

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