Volcano Piton de la Fournaise
Dr. R.B. Trombley
April 1996, (Rev. 1 January 2000)
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ISLAND BORN OF FIRE: Volcano Piton de la Fournaise Dr. R.B. Trombley April 1996, (Rev. 1 January 2000) |
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ISLAND BORN OF FIRE: Volcano Piton de la Fournaise Written & Illustrated By: R. B. Trombley, Ph.D Published By: McGraw-Hill ISBN 0-07-065326-7, March, 1993 Re-Published By: iUniverse ISBN 0-595-41775-2, November, 2006
The island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean is home to one of the most active shield volcanoes in the world, Piton de la Fournaise. Dr. Trombley has worked at this volcano and has written an entire account of this volcano's history. The book is written in general laymans terms and gives a history of the island, its people and of course, a short discussion about "hot-spot" volcanoes, the volcano itself, its technical information, and a listing of its entire eruptive history.
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ISLAND BORN OF FIRE: Volcano Piton de la Fournaise
Written & Illustrated By: R. B. Trombley, Ph.D
Published By: McGraw-Hill ISBN 0-07-065326-7
Review: Dr. J. Dehn
Not intended for use as a travel guide, this book is a nice compilation of information about Piton de la Fournaise. The book is definitely written for the layman, with many colorful descriptions. The technical sections are easy to understand, and do not dwell on complex ideas unnecessarily. Most of the figures are adequate, and some color photos are included on plates in the appendices.
The book begins with a description of the island, and a brief synopsis of its history. It gives an in depth chronology of the volcano, expanding on the information found in other literature. This is of considerable value, since much of the material concerning Piton de la Fournaise is written in French, and not very accessible.
The book also gives a description of the operations of the Volcano Observatory, and the techniques used to monitor this volcano. Though short, I found this section of particular interest, for comparison to methods used at other observatories.
The last addition to this book is a description of Trombley's "Eruption 10.6" computer program, available on the INTLVRC Homepage Eruption.
It is a little unclear as to why this is included, since Piton de la Fournaise is not included in this software package.
The bibliography does not include many sources of information for this volcano. The book would benefit from references to the original French literature concerning this volcano.
You can reach the author by e-mail at: [email protected] or [email protected]
Go to the "What Is Eruption Pro", professional version software information.
R. B. Trombley, Ph.D