Publisher's Synopsis
There is an increasing recognition of the role of Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and their silicic counterparts, Silicic LIPs (SLIPs), in affecting the environments in both the atmosphere and ocean through, for example, global warming, global cooling, anoxia, oxygenation, acid rain/ocean acidification, enhanced hydrothermal and terrestrial nutrient fluxes, and mercury poisoning. Key culprits include gas release from volcanism and from the intrusive component via hydrothermal vent complexes, weathering, ash clouds affecting Earth's albedo, hydrothermal release of reductants, nutrients, and metals to the ocean. Thus, it is equally important to recognize the interactions between the effects (direct and indirect) of LIPs (SLIPs) and other drivers of climatic change, and the limits of the LIP effect.
Volume highlights include:
Environmental Change and Large Igneous Provinces: The Deadly Kiss of LIPs is a valuable resource for graduate students and professionals in the field of geochemistry, mineralogy, igneous petrology, geomaterials, geodynamics, natural hazards, volcanology and environmental chemistry.
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