Volcanic Seismology

Vyacheslav M. Zobin’s Introduction to Volcanic Seismology has steadily grown over time, offering a deeper look at the latest developments in volcanic seismology with each edition. As such, this new, fully updated fourth edition is simply titled Volcanic Seismology in a nod to the comprehensive nature it has achieved.

Volcanic Seismology, Fourth Edition, covers all aspects of volcano seismology, specifically focusing on the latest studies and developments. This new edition expands to include recent seismic events in Kilauea (2018), La Soufriere (2020), and Hunga Tonga (2022).

This book begins with an introduction and review of the fundamentals of volcanic seismology. After setting this foundation, several case studies in volcano-tectonic earthquakes are reviewed. This is followed by a detailed look at earthquake swarms, source properties and origins, and volcanic tremors. Different seismic signals are closely examined. The author then explores effusive and explosive activity along with lave dome growth and destruction. The book closes with an in-depth look at seismic monitoring as well as the natural seismicity of geothermal structures within volcanic environments.

This essential text provides seismologists, volcanologists, and geophysicists a comprehensive review of all aspects of volcanic seismology.

Title of Book
Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Preface to the Fourth Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Abstract
1.1 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
1.2 SUBJECT OF THE BOOK
References
Chapter 2. Seismicity at Volcanoes
Abstract
2.1 HISTORY OF SEISMIC MONITORING OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
2.2 CLASSIFICATION OF VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKES
2.3 SEQUENCES OF VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKES
References
Chapter 3. Fundamentals of Volcanic Seismology
Abstract
3.1 MAGMA FLOW WITHIN THE VOLCANIC CONDUIT
3.2 EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE VOLCANIC PROCESSES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR THE SEISMIC SOURCES
3.3 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SOURCE OF SEISMIC SIGNALS AT VOLCANOES
References
Chapter 4. Origin of Volcano-Tectonic Earthquakes
Abstract
4.1 MIGRATION OF MAGMA AND ITS SEISMIC POTENTIAL
4.2 VOLCANISM AND TECTONICS
4.3 SOURCE NATURE OF VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES
4.4 MODELS OF VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCES
References
Chapter 5. Volcano-tectonic Earthquakes at Basaltic Volcanoes: Case Studies
Abstract
5.1 VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES ASSOCIATED WITH SHIELD VOLCANOES
5.2 VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES ASSOCIATED WITH STRATOVOLCANOES
5.3 VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES ASSOCIATED WITH FISSURE ERUPTIONS
5.4 VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES ASSOCIATED WITH CALDERA COLLAPSE
5.5 VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES ASSOCIATED WITH SUBMARINE ERUPTIONS
References
Relevant Websites
Chapter 6. Volcano-tectonic Earthquakes at Andesitic Volcanoes: Case Studies
Abstract
6.1 VOLCANO-TECTONIC Earthquakes Associated With Volcanic “DIRECTED BLASTS”
6.2 VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES ASSOCIATED WITH PHREATIC AND PHREATOMAGMATIC EXPLOSIONS
6.3 VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES ASSOCIATED WITH LAVA EXTRUSIONS
6.4 VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES ASSOCIATED WITH FLANK ERUPTIONS
References
Chapter 7. Volcano-Tectonic Earthquakes at Dacitic Volcanoes: Case Studies
Abstract
7.1 VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES ASSOCIATED WITH SUMMIT ERUPTIONS
7.2 VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES ASSOCIATED WITH FLANK ERUPTIONS
References
Relevant Websites
Chapter 8. General Properties of Volcano-Tectonic Earthquake Swarms
Abstract
8.1 COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKE SWARMS OCCURRING AT BASALTIC, ANDESITIC AND DACITIC VOLCANOES
8.2 ADDITIONAL DATA ABOUT VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKE SWARM PROPERTIES
8.3 SOME REGULARITIES IN THE VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKE SWARMS PROCLAIMING REAWAKENING OF ANDESITIC AND DACITIC VOLCANOES
References
Relevant Websites
Chapter 9. Source Properties of Volcano-Tectonic Earthquakes
Abstract
9.1 FOCAL MECHANISMS OF VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES: DOUBLE-COUPLE AND NON–DOUBLE-COUPLE MODELS
9.2 SOURCE SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES
9.3 TEMPORAL VARIATIONS OF THE SOURCE SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FOCAL MECHANISMS OF VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES IN THE COURSE OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
9.4 SEISMOTECTONIC DEFORMATIONS IN THE VOLCANIC REGION
References
Relevant Website
Chapter 10. Significant Volcano-Tectonic Earthquakes and Their Role in Volcanic Processes
Abstract
10.1 SELECTION OF SIGNIFICANT VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES
10.2 FOCAL RUPTURING OF SIGNIFICANT VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES AND ITS ROLE IN VOLCANIC PROCESSES
10.3 THE MAGNITUDE 7 VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES IN VOLCANIC PROCESSES
10.4 SEISMIC HAZARD OF SIGNIFICANT VOLCANO-TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES
References
Relevant Websites
Chapter 11. Origin of Eruption Earthquakes
Abstract
11.1 VOLCANIC PROCESSES GENERATING SEISMIC SIGNALS OF ERUPTION EARTHQUAKES
11.2 SOURCE MECHANISMS OF ERUPTION EARTHQUAKES
11.3 MODELS OF THE ERUPTION EARTHQUAKE SOURCES
References
Chapter 12. Volcanic Tremor
Abstract
12.1 SEISMOGRAMS AND SPECTRA
12.2 Location of Volcanic Tremor
12.3 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INTENSITY OF VOLCANIC TREMOR AND VOLCANIC EVENTS
12.4 VOLCANIC TREMOR IN ERUPTIVE PROCESS
12.5 SPECIAL CASES OF VOLCANIC TREMOR
References
Relevant Website
Chapter 13. Seismic Signals Associated With Pyroclastic Flows, Rockfalls, and Lahars
Abstract
13.1 OCCURRENCE OF PYROCLASTIC FLOWS, ROCKFALLS, AND LAHARS DURING VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
13.2 SEISMIC SIGNALS ASSOCIATED WITH PYROCLASTIC FLOWS AND ROCKFALLS: WAVEFORMS AND SPECTRA
13.3 OCCURRENCES OF EARTHQUAKES ASSOCIATED WITH PYROCLASTIC FLOWS AND ROCKFALLS
13.4 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PYROCLASTIC FLOW AND ROCKFALL EARTHQUAKES AND SEISMOVOLCANIC ACTIVITY DURING THE LAVA EXTRUSION
13.5 QUANTIFICATION OF PYROCLASTIC FLOW AND ROCKFALL EARTHQUAKES
13.6 TRACKING OF PYROCLASTIC FLOWS TRAJECTORY USING THE AMPLITUDE SIGNALS OF EARTHQUAKES
13.7 SEISMIC SIGNALS ASSOCIATED WITH LAHARS: WAVEFORMS AND SPECTRA
13.8 COMPARISON OF THE SEISMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PYROCLASTIC FLOWS AND LAHARS
References
Relevant Website
Chapter 14. Seismic Signals Associated with Volcanic Explosions
Abstract
14.1 Waveforms and Spectra
14.2 Nature of the Seismic Signals of Strombolian and Vulcanian Explosion Earthquakes
14.3 Sources of Strombolian and Vulcanian Explosion Earthquakes and Their Quantification
14.4 Location of Strombolian and Vulcanian Explosion Earthquakes
14.5 The Sequences of Strombolian and Vulcanian Explosion Earthquakes
14.6 Strombolian and Vulcanian Explosion Earthquakes in Eruptive Process
14.7 Nature of Seismic Signals of Explosion Earthquakes Occurring during Plinian Eruption and Their Classification
References
Relevant Website
Chapter 15. Long-Period and Very-Long-Period Seismic Signals at Volcanoes
Abstract
15.1 Waveforms and Spectra
15.2 Geometry of the Sources of Long-Period and Very-Long-Period Seismic Signals
15.3 Type of Fluid within the Fluid-Filled Cracks
15.4 Location of the Sources of Long-Period and Very-Long-Period Events
15.5 Conceptual Models of the Relationship between the Sources of the Long-Period and Very-Long-Period Seismic Signals and Their Role in Eruptive Process
References
Relevant Website
Chapter 16. Seismic Activity Accompanying the Lava Dome Eruptions
Abstract
16.1 DYNAMICS OF THE LAVA DOME PROCESS
16.2 SEISMICITY ACCOMPANYING THE 2016–17 ENDOGENOUS EPISODE OF THE ANDESITIC LAVA DOME ERUPTION AT VOLCÁN DE COLIMA
16.3 SEISMICITY ACCOMPANYING THE 2004–08 EXOGENOUS EPISODE OF THE DACITIC LAVA DOME ERUPTION AT MOUNT ST. HELENS
16.4 SEISMICITY ACCOMPANYING OF THE TRANSITION FROM ENDOGENOUS TO EXOGENOUS ANDESITIC LAVA DOME GROWTH: VOLCÁN DE COLIMA, 2010–11
References
Relevant Website
Chapter 17. Swarms of Microearthquakes Associated With Effusive and Explosive Activity at Volcanoes
Abstract
17.1 WAVEFORMS AND SPECTRA
17.2 STRUCTURE OF MICROEARTHQUAKE SWARMS
17.3 MICROEARTHQUAKE SWARMS IN ERUPTION PROCESS
17.4 NATURE OF MICROEARTHQUAKES
References
Relevant Websites
Chapter 18. Acoustic Waves Generated by Volcanic Eruptions
Abstract
18.1 Infrasonic Acoustic Waves from Small Volcanic Explosions (VEI 1 and 2)
18.2 Long-Period Acoustic and Acoustic-Gravity Waves from Large Volcanic Explosions (VEI 4–6)
18.3 Acoustic Waves Produced by the Lava Dome Collapse and the Propagation of Pyroclastic Flow and Rockfalls
18.4 Acoustic Waves Produced During Volcanic Microearthquake Swarms (“Drumbeats”)
18.5 Utility of the Acoustic Signals for Volcano Activity Monitoring
References
Chapter 19. Seismic Monitoring of Volcanic Activity and Forecasting of Volcanic Eruptions
Abstract
19.1 Methodology of Seismic Monitoring of Volcanic Activity
19.2 Applications of Volcanic Seismicity to the Forecasting of Volcanic Eruptions and Predicting of Volcanic Hazards
References
Chapter 20. Seismic Activity at Dormant Volcanic Structures: A Problem of Failed Eruption
Abstract
20.1 FAILED ERUPTIONS: CASE STORIES
20.2 MODELING OF MAGMA ASCENT RESISTING
20.3 MONITORING OF THE SEISMIC ACTIVITY AT DORMANT VOLCANOES
References
Relevant Websites
Chapter 21. The Seismic Signals Associated With the Natural Seismicity of Geothermal Structures within Volcanic Environment
Abstract
21.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
21.2 NATURAL SEISMICITY ASSOCIATED WITH HEAT DISCHARGE WITHIN GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
21.3 COMPARISON OF THE SEISMIC SIGNALS ASSOCIATED WITH HYDROTHERMAL AND VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
References
Relevant Websites
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