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Volcanic Debris Avalanches

From Collapse to Hazard

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Editors:
  1. Matteo Roverato

    1. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

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  2. Anja Dufresne

    1. Department of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

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  3. Jonathan Procter

    1. School of Agriculture and Environment, INR Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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  • Details methods on how to analyze real-world deposits to determine the physical characteristics of debris avalanches
  • Offers guidance on the most effective methods for simulating and forecasting volcanic edifice collapses
  • Highlights associated hazards and how to incorporate these catastrophic events into risk assessments

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

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Volcanic Debris Avalanches: Introduction and Book Structure

    • Matteo Roverato, Anja Dufresne
    Pages 1-10

  3. A Historical Perspective on Lateral Collapse and Volcanic Debris Avalanches

    • Lee Siebert, Matteo Roverato
    Pages 11-50

  4. Terminology and Strategy to Describe Large Volcanic Landslides and Debris Avalanches

    • Benjamin Bernard, Shinji Takarada, S. Daniel Andrade, Anja Dufresne
    Pages 51-73

  5. Distribution and Geometric Parameters of Volcanic Debris Avalanche Deposits

    • Anja Dufresne, Lee Siebert, Benjamin Bernard
    Pages 75-90

  6. Factors Contributing to Volcano Lateral Collapse

    • Matteo Roverato, Federico Di Traglia, Jonathan Procter, Engielle Paguican, Anja Dufresne
    Pages 91-119

  7. Climatic Influence on Volcanic Landslides

    • Gioachino Roberti, Nicholas J. Roberts, Catherine Lit
    Pages 121-141

  8. Volcanic Debris Avalanche Transport and Emplacement Mechanisms

    • Engielle M. R. Paguican, Matteo Roverato, Hidetsugu Yoshida
    Pages 143-173

  9. Sedimentology of Volcanic Debris Avalanche Deposits

    • Anja Dufresne, Anke Zernack, Karine Bernard, Jean-Claude Thouret, Matteo Roverato
    Pages 175-210

  10. Volcanic Debris-Avalanche Deposits in the Context of Volcaniclastic Ring Plain Successions—A Case Study from Mt. Taranaki

    • Anke V. Zernack
    Pages 211-254

  11. Volcanic-Island Lateral Collapses and Their Submarine Deposits

    • Sebastian F. L. Watt, Jens Karstens, Christian Berndt
    Pages 255-279

  12. Computer Simulation of a Volcanic Debris Avalanche from Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand

    • Jonathan N. Procter, Anke V. Zernack, Shane J. Cronin
    Pages 281-310

  13. Cyclic Growth and Destruction of Volcanoes

    • Anke V. Zernack, Jonathan N. Procter
    Pages 311-355

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 357-358
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About this book

This book presents an overview of volcanic debris avalanche deposits, which are produced by partial volcanic edifice collapse, a catastrophic natural phenomenon. It has been 40 years since the volcanic debris avalanche associated with the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, and our understanding of these events has grown considerably in the interim. Drawing on these advances, the book addresses all aspects of volcanic debris avalanches. Though previously overlooked in field-based geological and volcanological studies, these deposits are now known to be associated with most volcanoes and volcanic areas around the world. The book presents state-of-the-art ideas on the triggering and emplacement mechanisms of these events, supported by field and analogue studies, as well as new simulations tools and models used to determine their physical characteristic and hazards.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

    Matteo Roverato

  • Department of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    Anja Dufresne

  • School of Agriculture and Environment, INR Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    Jonathan Procter

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Volcanic Debris Avalanches

  • Book Subtitle: From Collapse to Hazard

  • Editors: Matteo Roverato, Anja Dufresne, Jonathan Procter

  • Series Title: Advances in Volcanology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57411-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-57410-9Published: 17 November 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-57413-0Published: 17 November 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-57411-6Published: 16 November 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2364-3277

  • Series E-ISSN: 2364-3285

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 358

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 105 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Geophysics/Geodesy, Natural Hazards, Geomorphology

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