Volcano-Tectonic Processes

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvii

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2. Volcanoes and Volcanic Activity

   • Valerio Acocella

   Pages 1-39

3. Crustal Deformation

   • Valerio Acocella

   Pages 41-78

4. The Rise of Magma Through the Crust

   • Valerio Acocella

   Pages 79-115

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

   • Valerio Acocella

   Pages 117-161

6. Calderas

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   Pages 163-203

7. Volcano Flank Instability and Collapse

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   Pages 205-244

8. Shallow Magma Transfer

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   Pages 245-279

9. Volcano Monitoring

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   Pages 281-323

10. Unrest and Eruption Forecasting

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    Pages 325-366

11. Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics

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    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

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    Pages 495-537

15. Correction to: Calderas

    • Valerio Acocella

    Pages C1-C1

16. Back Matter

    Pages 539-552

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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.

• Volcano deformation
• Magma plumbing system
• Magma emplacement
• Magma ascent
• Brittle deformation
• Rheology
• Internal structure of volcanoes
• Understanding volcanoes
• Forecasting volcanic eruptions
• structural geology
• remote sensing/photogrammetry

• Università Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

  Valerio Acocella

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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