Montserrat's
Andesite Volcano
A Video Field
Investigation (Educational) DVD
Scientific film with
Steve Sparks, four language
translations on 2-disc set (52 minutes)
Revised
Edition includes Japanese* translation
*in
addition to English, Spanish and French languages - German language
also available
This
educational
video was created for
university students taking introductory courses in geology, earth
science,
and environmental sciences. However the authors feel that it will be
enjoyed
by a much wider audience, interested in understanding volcanoes and
appreciating
these great spectacles of nature. This
educational DVD set contains the English,
Spanish, French and Japanese versions. Two-disc DVD set has been
updated with all the latest images in the
English & Japanese versions.
David Lea has documented
the eruption from its beginnings in 1995. His spectacular video images
have
become known world-wide and provide the backdrop for this unique,
educational
project. This 2007 Edition not only tells the story of the
eruption, but
also looks into the major volcanic processes of andesite volcanoes,
describes
the products and effects of the eruption, introduces modern methods of
monitoring an active volcano, and shows the human consequences of
volcanic
activity on a small island community.
Professor Steve
Sparks
of
Bristol University (UK) explains the
phenomena and then takes you on a video field trip where you will learn
about
the plate tectonic origin of andesite volcanoes, lava dome growth, the
chemistry and mineralogy of andesite, pyroclastic flows, explosive
eruptions,
ash fall, debris avalanche, volcanic blasts, lahars and volcanic
hazards. Spectacular
and unique video images of each phenomenon are followed by explanations
of
the effects, the deposits, and other hazards in the
field.
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