Active Volcanoes of Chiapas (Mexico): El Chichón and Tacaná
This publication summarizes the studies carried out at two of the most active volcanoes of Chiapas (Mexico): El Chichón and Tacaná. El Chichón erupted explosively in 1982 killing more than 2000 people being the worst volcanic disaster in Mexico, and Tacaná produced two mild phreatic explosions in 19...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015. |
| Series: | Active Volcanoes of the World,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25890-9 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Geodynamic setting and pre-volcanic geology of active volcanism in Chiapas
- Petrology and geochemistry of El Chichón and Tacaná: two active, yet contrasting Mexican volcanoes
- El Chichón volcano: eruptive History
- Fluid geochemistry of El Chichón volcano-hydrothermal system
- Nature of the seismicity registered before and after the 1982 eruption
- Eruptive History of the Tacaná Volcanic Complex
- Fluid geochemistry of Tacaná volcano-hydrothermal system
- Risk management of El Chichón and Tacaná volcanoes: lessons learned from past volcanic crises
- Outlook.