Iceland Within the Northern Atlantic. 2, Interactions between volcanoes and glaciers

Iceland Within the Northern Atlantic 2, Interactions between volcanoes and glaciers 2, Interactions between volcanoes and glaciers

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Van Vliet-Lanoë, Brigitte, editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Hoboken : ISTE, Ltd 2021.
Colección:Wiley ebooks.
Geoscience, Lithosphere-Asthenosphere interactions.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b45547105*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-Title Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Young Icelandic Volcanism and its Implications
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Icelandic magma series
  • 1.2.1. Lava types
  • 1.2.2. Geochemical diversity of young Icelandic basalts and their sources
  • 1.2.3. Some geochemical constraints concerning the origin and geodynamic evolution of Iceland
  • 1.3. Central volcanoes and active fissural systems
  • 1.3.1. Central volcanoes
  • 1.3.2. Fissural volcanism and subaerial lava flows
  • 1.3.3. Hydromagmatism.
  • 1.4. Volcanic hazards in Iceland
  • 1.4.1. Hazards related to lava flows
  • 1.4.2. Hazards related to explosions and gas emissions
  • 1.4.3. Jökulhlaups and associated hazards
  • 1.4.4. Icelandic dust: a consequence of volcanism
  • 1.5. References
  • 2. Volcanism and Glaciations: Forcings and Chronometers
  • 2.1. Subglacial volcanic landforms
  • 2.1.1. Subglacial isolated volcanoes or tuyas
  • 2.1.2. Hyaloclastite ridges or tindar
  • 2.2. Volcanism, deglaciation and climate
  • 2.2.1. General features: deglaciation, discharge and partial melting
  • 2.2.2. Deglaciation and climate feedback.
  • 2.3. The hypothesis of a link between volcanism and climate and its test by dating
  • 2.3.1. The K-Ar chronometer
  • 2.3.2. The combination of K-Ar and 40Ar/39Ar methods for dating Icelandic volcanism
  • 2.3.3. A link between volcanism and climate according to K-Ar ages?
  • 2.3.4. A rhyolitic volcanism synchronous with deglaciations?
  • 2.4. References
  • 3. Cenozoic Evolution of Iceland and the Cryosphere
  • 3.1. Ice ages and the opening of the Atlantic
  • 3.1.1. The Middle and Final Miocene cooling
  • 3.1.2. The acceleration of the Middle Pliocene
  • 3.1.3. The Middle Pleistocene Transition.
  • 3.1.4. The initiation of thermohaline circulation
  • 3.2. Iceland's Quaternary glaciations
  • 3.2.1. Conditions for the development and functioning of ice caps
  • 3.2.2. Glacio-isostasy
  • 3.2.3. Icelandic data
  • 3.2.4. The Icelandic record
  • 3.3. The last glacial episode and its deglaciation
  • 3.3.1. The Weichselian
  • 3.3.2. The Last Glacial Maximum
  • 3.3.3. Deglaciation and the Holocene
  • 3.4. Iceland today, its climate and vegetation
  • 3.4.1. The climate
  • 3.4.2. Ocean circulation and climate
  • 3.4.3. Soil, people and climate
  • 3.4.4. Soils and erosion
  • 3.5. References.
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • List of Authors
  • Index
  • Summary of Volume 1
  • EULA.

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