Magmatic Systems (International Geophysics Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0126050708 ISBN 13: 9780126050707

Publisher: Academic Pr, 1994

Synopsis

With its integrated and cohesive coverage of the current research, Magmatic Systems skillfully explores the physical processes, mechanics, and dynamics of volcanism. The text utilizes a synthesized perspective--theoretical, experimental, and observational--to address the powerful regulatory mechanisms controlling the movement of melts and cooling, with emphasis on mantle plumes, mid-ocean ridges, and intraplate magmatism. Further coverage of subduction zone magmatism includes:Fluid mechanics of mixed magma migrationInternal structure of active systemsGrain-scale melt flowRheology of partial meltsNumerical simulation of porous media melt migrationNonlinear (chaotic and fractal) processes in magma transportIn all, Magmatic Systems will prove invaluable reading to those in search of an interdisciplinary perspective on this active topic.

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Synopsis

This text reviews current research on the physical processes, mechanics, and dynamics of volcanism. Using theoretical, experimental, and observational perspectives, it addresses the regulatory mechanisms controlling the movement of melts and cooling, with emphasis on mantle plumes, mid-ocean ridges, and intraplate magmatism. Coverage of subduction zone magmatism includes: the fluid mechanics of mixed magma migration; the internal structure of active systems; grain-scale melt flow; the rheology of partial melts; the numerical simulation of porous media melt migration; and the review of nonlinear processes in magma transport.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Pr
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0126050708
• ISBN 13: 9780126050707
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 401
• Editor: Ryan Michael P.