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Download or read book Kinematics and Dynamics of Lava Flows written by Michael Manga and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manga (earth and planetary science, University of California-Berkeley) and Ventura (Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy) overview of the current understanding of the physical, thermal, and chemical processes governing the flow of lava and report on the latest methods for interpreting prehistoric flows. The collected papers encompass volcanological, petrological, and structural studies using numerical and experimental modeling, field studies, remote sensing, and geographic information systems. There is no subject index. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).