Active Volcanoes of Chiapas (Mexico): El Chichón and Tacaná

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Scolamacchia, Teresa (Editor), Macías, José Luis (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Active Volcanoes of the World,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Geophysics.; Natural disasters.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

This publication summarizes the studies carried out at two of the most active volcanoes of Chiapas (Mexico): El Chichón and Tacaná. El Chichón erupted explosively in 1982 killing more than 2000 people being the worst volcanic disaster in Mexico, and Tacaná produced two mild phreatic explosions in 19...