Skip to main content

Part of the book series: Active Volcanoes of the World ((AVOLCAN))

  • 850 Accesses

Abstract

The activity of El Chichón and Tacaná volcanoes described in Chaps. 3 and 6, and further commented from the point of view of risk analysis in Chap. 8, illustrate the typical circumstances during volcanic crisis in little studied volcanoes.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Berlo K, Blundy J, Turner S, Cashman K, Hawkesworth C, Black S (2004) Geochemical precursors to volcanic activity at Mount St. Helens, USA. Science 306:1167. doi:10.1126/science.1103869

  • Bower SM, Woods AW (1997) Control of magma volatiles content and chamber depth on the mass erupted during explosive volcanic eruptions. J Geophys Res 102(B5):10273–10290

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Davidson JP, Tepley FJ, Palacz Z, Meffan-Main S (2001) Magma recharge, contamination and residence times revealed by in situ laser ablation isotopic analysis of feldspar in volcanic rocks. Earth Planet Sci Lett 184:427–442

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Espindola JM, Zamora-Camacho A, Jiménez Z (2006) Some aspects of the seismicity associated with the 1982 eruption of El Chichon Volcano, Chiapas, Mexico. J Volcanol Geoth Res 157:367–374

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jimenez Z, Espíndola VH, Espíndola JM (1999) Evolution of the seismic activity from the 1982 eruption of El Chichón Volcano, Chiapas, Mexico. Bull Volcanol 61:411–422

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Luhr JF, Carmichael ISE, Varekamp JC (1984) The 1982 eruption of El Chichón volcano, 1347 Chiapas, Mexico: mineralogy and petrology of the anhydrite bearing pumices. J Volcanol Geoth Res 23:69–108

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Medina F, Gonzalez-Moran T, Gonzalez L (1990) Gravity and seismicity analyses of the E1 Chichon Volcano, Chiapas, Mexico. PAGEOPH 133(1):149–165

    Google Scholar 

  • Mercado R, Rose WI (1992) Reconocimiento geológico y evaluación preliminar de peligrosidad del Volcán Tacaná. Guatemala/México Geof Intern 31(3):205–237

    Google Scholar 

  • Quevec Robles ER, Molina Cruz JE (1984) Actividad sísmica en los alrededores del Tacaná (Reporte Preliminar). Departamento de Sistemas Geofísicos, Sección Sismologia, INSIVUMEH, Guatemala

    Google Scholar 

  • Rodríguez Vázquez E (2010) Impacto de las erupciones volcánicas del Tacaná durante el Preclásico. In: Arroyo B, Linares y A, Paiz L (eds) En XXIII Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Guatemala, 2009. Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala, pp 658–664 (digital version, in Spanish)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Juan Manuel Espindola .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Espindola, J.M. (2015). Outlook. In: Scolamacchia, T., Macías, J. (eds) Active Volcanoes of Chiapas (Mexico): El Chichón and Tacaná. Active Volcanoes of the World. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25890-9_9

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics