Arc volcanism : selected papers from the international symposium on "Arc volcanism," held in Tokyo and Hakone and sponsored by the Volcanological Society of Japan and the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, August 31-September 5, 1981

This is a book which will help the reader to gain a sound knowledge of the current status of arc volcanism. Among the many topics covered are: large-scale pyroclastic eruptions, calderas, mechanics and dynamics of ascent and eruption of magmas, description of recent eruptions, monitoring of geophysical and geochemical parameters before, during and after eruptions, hazard assessment and study on mitigation of volcanic activity, petrological and experimental approach on magma genesis related to arc-type magma series, across- and along-the-arc variations of chemical features of magmas and local descriptions of geology, geophysics and geochemistry of the volcanic bodies and terrains.