• Main Author: Bryony Youngs
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Iceland
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.156.8971; http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~charley/papers/SullivanBaross.pdf

over recent years. There is increasing evidence to support the plume concept, such as improved seismic imaging of the mantle showing plume-like structures beneath several hotspots. This book combines reviews of existing evidence for mantle plumes with the results from recent studies and uses them to understand the upper mantle structure beneath several of the world’s volcanic regions. The book comprises 16 individual papers, each focusing on a particular volcanic region or geological discipline. Firstly, there is a review on the fluid dynamics of mantle plumes that summarizes what is known from laboratory experiments and numerical modelling about their structure and evolution. Next come four case studies from well-studied volcanic regions including the major hotspots Hawaii and Iceland. The final 11 papers concentrate on the volcanic