Download or read book Understanding Open-Vent Volcanism and Related Hazards written by William Ingersoll Rose and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2013 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special Paper 498 contains 12 new scientific papers, assembled as part of an NSF-sponsored workshop in 2011. The work highlights study of persistently active volcanoes and their hazards, mostly in Central America. Such volcanoes are termed "open vents" by volcanologists, and they offer the chance to study active processes. Insight into how volcanoes work and how hazards might be mitigated are the goals of the work. Overall, the volume presents insight into hazards infrastructure collaborations and development for geoscientists and students.