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New book on Teide Volcano
From: Sebastian Mueller <muellse@xxxxxxxxxxxx>New book on Teide Volcano
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Dear All,
we are glad to announce the publication of the first volume of the book series "Active Volcanoes of the World":
"Teide Volcano - Geology and Eruptions of a Highly Differentiated Oceanic Stratovolcano" by Carracedo, J.C. and Troll V.R. (Eds).
Teide Volcano has many different meanings: For the Guanche aborigines, who endured several of its eruptions, it was Echeide (Hell). Early navigators had in Teide a lifesaving, widely visible landmark that was towering over the clouds. For the first explorers, Teide was a challenging and dangerous climb, since it was thought that Teide's peak was so high that from its summit the sun was too close and far too hot to survive. Teide was considered the highest mountain in the world at that time and measuring its height precisely was a great undertaking and at the time of global scientific significance. For von Buch, von Humboldt, Lyell and other great 18th and19th century naturalists, Teide helped to shape a new and now increasingly 'volcanic' picture, where the origin of volcanic rocks (from solidified magma) slowly casted aside Neptunism and removed some of the last barriers for the development of modern Geology and Volcanology as the sciences we know today. For the present day population of Tenerife, living on top of the world's third tallest volcanic structure on the planet, Teide has actually become "Padre Teide", a fatherly protector and an emblematic icon of Tenerife, not to say of the Canaries as a whole. The UNESCO acknowledged this iconic and complex volcano, as "of global importance in providing evidence of the geological processes that underpin the evolution of oceanic islands". Today, 'Teide National Park' boasts 4 Million annual visitors including many 'volcano spotters' and is a spectacular natural environment which most keep as an impression to treasure and to never forget. For us, the editors of this book, Teide is all of the above; a 'hell of a job', a navigation point on cloudy days, a challenge beyond imagination, a breakthrough in our understanding of oceanic volcanism that has shaped our way of thinking about volcanoes, and lastly, Teide provides us with a reference point from where to start exploring other oceanic volcanoes in the Canaries and beyond. Here we have compiled the different aspects and the current understanding of this natural wonder.
- The book represents the first comprehensive compilation of scientific research on Teide volcano in English
- It provides useful information for scientific groups working on Teide volcano or in comparable geological settings
- The numerous illustrations of this spectacular volcano, visited by 3 million persons annually, enable a better understanding of the scientific results presented in this book
http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/geology/book/978-3-642-25892-3
About the book series:
About 500 active volcanoes presently exist on the Earth’s surface, of which around 50 erupt each year. Volcanoes played a crucial role in the evolution of the planet and early life, and are constantly reshaping the morphology of Planet Earth. Many active volcanoes are located in dense settlement areas, with over 500 million people living in close proximity of still active or dormant volcanoes.
On one side, volcanoes provide valuable soil and rock basis for agriculture, but often the "mountains of fire" cause disastrous societal and economical disasters caused by ash clouds, lahars, lava flows, and pyroclastic flows. Eruptions are still difficult to predict, although volcanologists around the world are constantly working on new ways to understand the character and behavior of volcanoes.
The new book series 'Active Volcanoes of the World' aims to be a scientific library of monographs that provide authoritative and detailed reviews of state-of-the art research on individual volcanoes or a volcanic area that has been active in the last 10.000 years. The books in the series cover the geology, eruptive history, petrology and geochemistry, volcano monitoring, risk assessment and mitigation, volcano and society, and specific aspects related to the nature of each described volcano.
The Active Volcanoes of the World series contains single and multi-authored books as well as edited volumes. Volume proposals are welcome; proposal documents can be obtained from the Publisher, Dr. Johanna Schwarz (johanna.schwarz@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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http://www.springer.com/series/10081
Best regards,
Corrado Cimarelli & Sebastian Mueller
Series Editors
http://www.springer.com/series/10081
Best regards,
Corrado Cimarelli & Sebastian Mueller
Series Editors
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