"Updates in Volcanology: A Comprehensive Approach to Volcanological Problems" ed. by Francesco Stoppa

This book ranges from the geologic-petrologic description of world-wide major volcanic fields unfamiliar to international literature, to the discussion and interpretation of the results in light of geophysical techniques. It focuses on several situations that represent large-scale volcanism on Earth, related both with intra-plate or active margins.

Many large volcanic complexes of Easter countries are presented, including Japan, Siberian Russia, and Mongolia. A detailed account of the European volcanic province of the Pannonia basin and Central-Southern Spain is given. Southern hemisphere areas of Antarctica and Polynesia are considered as well.
The chapters are very informative for those who wish for a guide to visiting, or are curious about main characteristics of the above volcanic areas, some of which are remote and not easily accessible.

Contents
Preface
1 Hydrovolcanic vs Magmatic Processes in Forming Maars and Associated Pyroclasts: The Calatrava -Spain- Case History
2 An Overview of the Monogenetic Volcanic Fields of the Western Pannonian Basin: Their Field Characteristics and Outlook for Future Research from a Global Perspective
3 Quaternary Volcanism Along the Volcanic Front in Northeast Japan
4 Origin, Distribution and Evolution of Plume Magmatism in East Antarctica
5 Bimodal Volcano-Plutonic Complexes in the Frame of Eastern Member of Mongol-Okhotsk Orogenic Belt, as a Proof of the Time of Final Closure of Mongol-Okhotsk Basin
6 Hotspot Concept: The French Polynesia Complexity
7 Magmatectonic Zonation of Italy: A Tool to Understanding Mediterranean Geodynamics
8 Identification of Paleo-Volcanic Rocks on Seismic Data
9 Multiscale Seismic Tomography Imaging of Volcanic Complexes